{"product_id":"before-she-was-harriet-paperback","title":"Before She Was Harriet - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLesa Cline-Ransome\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJames E. Ransome\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn evocative poem and stunning watercolors come together to honor an American heroine in a Coretta Scott King Honor and Christopher Award-winning picture book. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe know her today as Harriet Tubman, but in her lifetime she was called by many names. As General Tubman she was a Union spy. As Moses she led hundreds to freedom on the Underground Railroad. As Minty she was a slave whose spirit could not be broken. As Araminta she was a young girl whose father showed her the stars and the first steps on the path to freedom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis lush, lyrical biography in verse begins with a glimpse of Harriet Tubman as an old woman, and travels back in time through the many roles she played through her life: spy, liberator, suggragist and more. Illustrated by James Ransome, whose paintings for \u003ci\u003eThe Creation\u003c\/i\u003e won a Coretta Scott King medal, this is a riveting introduction to an American hero. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe paperback edition includes a new author's note, and a list of resources for further study. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003eA Junior Library Guild Selection\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eA Coretta Scott King Honor Book\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eA Christopher Award winner\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eA Jane Addams Children's Honor Book \u003c\/li\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome have collaborated on many award-winning picture books for children. These include \u003ci\u003eSatchel Paige\u003c\/i\u003e, which was an ALA Best Book for Children and \u003ci\u003eWords Set Me Free: The Story of Young Frederick Douglass\u003c\/i\u003e, which received starred reviews in \u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Quilt Alphabet\u003c\/i\u003e was praised as A blue-ribbon ABC book that combines bright, folksy oil paintings and lilting riddle-poems, in a starred review in \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003eand called a feast for the eyes in \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. They live in the Hudson River Valley region of New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.1 x 11 x 8.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 11, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Before She Was Harriet\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42689900806207,"sku":"9780823444298","price":10.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/ffaf957dd19beb1854504d6d2b65d429.webp?v=1764987089","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/before-she-was-harriet-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}