Harriet Beecher Stowe

School Library Journal

Gr 3-6-Five easy-on-the-eye chapters expose readers to the life of one of the most influential women of the Civil War era. Born into a large, important family during tumultuous times, Stowe offered the world so much more than Uncle Tom's Cabin. Sidebars throughout provide information on some of her important contemporaries, such as Harriet Tubman and William Lloyd Garrison. The plot and effects of publishing Uncle Tom's Cabin are made clear. The book concludes with her later years, which included the writing of her autobiography. Illustrations throughout, including a reproduced poster advertising Uncle Tom's Cabin as "The Greatest Book of the Age," help intensify the text. This is a solid introduction for students unfamiliar with Stowe's life and works. There is little written on this important figure for this audience, making the title a welcome addition.-Anne Chapman Callaghan, Racine Public Library, WI Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.