{"product_id":"before-she-was-harriet","title":"Before She Was Harriet","description":"\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 The Creation won a Coretta Scott King medal, this is a riveting introduction to an American hero.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe paperback edition includes a new author's note, and a list of resources for further study.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Junior Library Guild Selection\u003cbr\u003eA Coretta Scott King Honor Book\u003cbr\u003eA Christopher Award winner\u003cbr\u003eA Jane Addams Children's Honor Book\u003cbr\u003eA Booklist \"Top of the List\" selection\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Cranford Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47633971085469,"sku":"9780823444298","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9218\/0125\/files\/9780823444298.jpg?v=1770304970","url":"https:\/\/thecranfordbookstore.com\/products\/before-she-was-harriet","provider":"The Cranford Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}