{"product_id":"9780823444298","title":"Before She Was Harriet PB","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe paperback edition includes a new author's note, and a list of resources for further study. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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","brand":"Holiday House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46355992281260,"sku":"9780823444298","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/6626\/7820\/files\/4397993482481.jpg?v=1781630951","url":"https:\/\/giftshop.carlemuseum.org\/products\/9780823444298","provider":"The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}