Mumbet's Declaration of Independence

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 slave, 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.

Binding Type: Library Binding
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books (R)
Published: 02/01/2014
ISBN: 9780761365891
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 9.98h x 10.02w x 0.37d
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended

Review Citations: 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

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