{"product_id":"mumbets-declaration-of-independence-hardcover","title":"Mumbet's Declaration of Independence - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGretchen Woelfle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlix Delinois\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"All men are born free and equal.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Everybody knows about the Founding Fathers and the Declaration of Independence in 1776. But the founders weren't the only ones who believed that everyone had a right to freedom. Mumbet, a Massachusetts enslaved person, believed it too. She longed to be free, but how? Would anyone help her in her fight for freedom? Could she win against the richest man in town? \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Mumbet was determined to try. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eMumbet's Declaration of Independence\u003c\/em\u003e tells her story for the first time in a picture book biography, and her brave actions set a milestone on the road toward ending slavery in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The case is fascinating, emphasizing the destructive irony at the heart of the birth of America and making Mumbet an active and savvy architect of her own release, and this is likely to spur much discussion.\" --\u003cem\u003eThe Bulletin of the Center for Children's \u003c\/em\u003eBooks\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 0.4 x 9.6 x 9.8 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 February 01, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (2015)\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 Mumbet's Declaration of Independence\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 3.4\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":47387306688690,"sku":"9780761365891","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/d80658d6fb9139a2b2465b4c4c6d4328.webp?v=1777917455","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/mumbets-declaration-of-independence-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}