As his family sets out from Missouri to Oregon, young Ben wonders whether he will have more trouble with the dangers of the journey or his debilitating asthma.
Contains an account of the life of Harriet Tubman, a freed slave, who helped lead slaves to freedom, transporting them from the South to the North by using the Underground Railroad.
A curious little boy investigates the wonders of the changing tides and the different creatures, smells, and textures that come out during the tide cycle.