{"product_id":"books-before-she-was-harriet-by-lesa-cline-ransome","title":"Before She was Harriet","description":"\u003cb\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\/b\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 - A Junior Library Guild Selection\u003cbr\u003e - A Coretta Scott King Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e - A Christopher Award winner\u003cbr\u003e - A Jane Addams Children's Honor Book","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53507078553873,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780823420476.jpg?v=1778120552","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-before-she-was-harriet-by-lesa-cline-ransome","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}