{"product_id":"dear-benjamin-banneker-9780152018924","title":"Dear Benjamin Banneker","description":"\u003cp\u003eThroughout his life Banneker was troubled that all blacks were not free. And so, in 1791, he wrote to Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, who had signed the Declaration of Independence. Banneker attacked the institution of slavery and dared to call Jefferson a hypocrite for owning slaves. Jefferson responded. This is the story of Benjamin Banneker--his science, his politics, his morals, and his extraordinary correspondence with Thomas Jefferson. Illustrated in full-page scratchboard and oil paintings by Caldecott Honor artist Brian Pinkney.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePinkney, Andrea Davis:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eAndrea Davis Pinkney\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author of several books for young readers, including the novel \u003ci\u003eBird in a Box\u003c\/i\u003e, a Today Show Al Roker Book Club for Kids pick, and \u003ci\u003eHand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America, \u003c\/i\u003ewinner of the Coretta Scott King Author Award. Additional works include the\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eCaldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Honor book \u003ci\u003eDuke Ellington, \u003c\/i\u003e illustrated by her husband, Brian Pinkney; and \u003ci\u003eLet It Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters, \u003c\/i\u003e a Coretta Scott King Honor book and winner of the Carter G. Woodson Award. Andrea Davis Pinkney lives in New York City.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePinkney, Brian:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eBrian Pinkney\u003c\/b\u003e is a celebrated picture-book illustrator who has won two Caldecott Honors. His professional recognition includes the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award and three Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honors. He has collaborated with his wife, author Andrea Davis Pinkney, on several picture books including \u003ci\u003eDuke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSleeping Cutie\u003c\/i\u003e. The Pinkneys live in Brooklyn, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50643232194834,"sku":"9780152018924","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5a3f538f-01e0-4699-b7e1-ed2d96615156.jpg?v=1733081027","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dear-benjamin-banneker-9780152018924","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}