{"product_id":"vision-of-beauty-candlewick-biographies-the-story-of-sarah-breedlove-walker-9780763660925","title":"Vision of Beauty: Candlewick Biographies: The Story of Sarah Breedlove Walker","description":"\u003cb\u003eA vision of dignity and freedom and a powerful role model for girls and women of all races.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I am a woman who came from the cotton fields of the South. I was promoted from the fields to the washtubs. I promoted myself into the business of manufacturing hair goods. I have built my own factory on \u003cbr\u003emy own ground.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn December 23, 1867, Sarah Breedlove Walker was the first free-born child of sharecroppers in Delta, Louisiana. Life was hard, but slavery had ended, and the Breedlove family was free - and if you were free, you could dream. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd dream she did. VISION OF BEAUTY follows Sarah Breedlove Walker's rise from a bleak world of poverty and discrimination to unprecedented success as a businesswoman and philanthropist. Through tenacity and faith, she discovered a cure for her own hair loss, then began marketing her original products through the Mme. C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company. Well known as a woman of economic independence, Madam Walker offered a vision of dignity and freedom for her people and a powerful role model for women and girls of all races.\u003cbr\u003eBack matter includes an epilogue, an illustrator's note, sources, and an index.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Candlewick Press (MA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/11\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780763660925\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 45\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.90w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2013 pg. 174 - Recommended, Satisfactory\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e42456 \/ Vision of Beauty: The Story of Sarah Breedlove Walker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.3 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 1\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kathryn Lasky","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36642157658268,"sku":"9780763660925","price":5.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_db19c480-e2e6-4d79-aec2-482671ed1a9d.jpg?v=1603854515","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/vision-of-beauty-candlewick-biographies-the-story-of-sarah-breedlove-walker-9780763660925","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}