Mumbet's Declaration of Independence (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780761365891)

"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 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

Author: Gretchen Woelfle
ISBN-10: 0761365893
ISBN-13: 9780761365891
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books (R)
Language: English
Published: 02/01/2014
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.60h x 9.80w x 0.40d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.4
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 164347 / Mumbet's Declaration of Independence

Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2013
Publishers Weekly 12/02/2013
School Library Journal 01/01/2014 pg. 117
New York Times Book Review 02/16/2014 pg. 16
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2014
Booklist 05/01/2014 pg. 89
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2014 pg. 117
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/01/2014 pg. 56
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 - Superior,Well Above Average