An Apple for Harriet Tubman by Glennett Tilley Turner
by Tahira
There are many children’s books written about Harriet Tubman. This one gives the reader a little known fact about her. She loved apples. When she was a slave she had to pick apples. Slaves were not allowed to eat them. If they even took one bite they were punished. One day Harriet Tubman noticed that the overseer was not around and decided to take a bite of an apple. She was caught and severely beaten. She promised herself that she would become free and eat all the apples she wanted. Harriet Tubman did just that. She ran away through the Underground Railroadand became free. She later bought property and planted apple trees. She ate all the apples she wanted, just like she promised, and invited the townspeople to come and fill their baskets. Glennette Tilley Turner captures the spirit of the young Harriet Tubman and her struggle for freedom in this uplifting children’s book.
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