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Mumbet's Declaration of Independence
Contributor(s): Woelfle, Gretchen (Author), Delinois, Alix (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0761365893     ISBN-13: 9780761365891
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books (R)
OUR PRICE:   $17.99  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: February 2014
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - African-american
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2013018620
Lexile Measure: 640
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 9.8" W x 9.6" (1.00 lbs) 32 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Chronological Period - 18th Century
- Topical - Black History
- Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 164347
Reading Level: 3.4   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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Publisher Description:

All men are born free and equal.

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 her owner, the richest man in town?

Mumbet was determined to try.

Mumbet's Declaration of Independence 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.

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. --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Contributor Bio(s): Woelfle, Gretchen: -

Gretchen Woelfle began writing for children by turning family history into short stories and has gone on to publish award-winning picture books, middle grade nonfiction, biographies, and historical fiction including The Wind at Work, Katje the Windmill Cat, and All the World's A Stage: A Novel in Five Acts. She is now focusing on biographies of unsung women in American history: Jeannette Rankin: Political Pioneer; Write on, Mercy! The Secret Life of Mercy Otis Warren; and Mumbet's Declaration of Independence. Visit Gretchen online at gretchenwoelfle.com.