{"product_id":"when-harriet-met-sojourner-9780060504250","title":"When Harriet Met Sojourner","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe life stories of two pivotal figures in American history--Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth--are explored in this powerful text paired with spectacular artwork. \"A beautiful, uplifting book that is sure to inspire interest in these strong, amazing women.\" \u003cem\u003e(School Library Journal)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis powerful picture book relates the lives of Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth on alternating pages, leading up to the day they likely met in Boston in 1864. Share this book in the classroom or at home as an introduction to these two American heroes. A strong companion to such books as \u003cem\u003eMoses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eHenry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Compellingly told with a sure storyteller's cadence. Both women renamed themselves, taking ownership of their lives and leading and inspiring others on the road to freedom.\" \u003cem\u003e(School Library Journal)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShane W. \u003c\/em\u003eEvans's art in \u003cem\u003eWhen Harriet Met Sojourner \u003c\/em\u003ewas praised as having a \"strength of line and eloquence of expression that would suit a mural and that will carry well in a group showing.\" \u003cem\u003e(Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books)\u003c\/em\u003e His books include \u003cem\u003eWe March\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e28 Days: Moments in Black History that Changed the World.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eClinton, Catherine:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eCatherine Clinton is the author of \u003cem\u003eHarriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFanny Kemble's Civil Wars\u003c\/em\u003e. Educated at Harvard, Sussex, and Princeton, she is a member of the advisory committee to the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, and holds a chair in U.S. history at Queen's University Belfast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvans, Shane W.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShane W. Evans\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author and illustrator of \u003cem\u003eUnderground\u003c\/em\u003e, a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award winner, \u003cem\u003eWe March\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eOlu's Dream\u003c\/em\u003e and the illustrator of more than forty books for children, including \u003cem\u003eChocolate Me!; Mixed Me!; \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eI Love You More Than . . ., \u003c\/em\u003eall by Taye Diggs. He has exhibited his art all over the world, in West Africa, South Africa, and France and Chicago, New York, and other major U.S. cities. He has a home base in Kansas City, Missouri, where he runs Dream Studio, a studio that is open to the community. You can visit the work online at www.shaneevans.com and www.dreamstudio777.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Katherine Tegen Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50459883471122,"sku":"9780060504250","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_917ae421-ac55-4aa3-b1f6-2f6156e992ec.jpg?v=1730011576","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/when-harriet-met-sojourner-9780060504250","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}