{"product_id":"ben-and-the-emancipation-proclamation-paperback","title":"Ben and the Emancipation Proclamation - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePat Sherman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFloyd Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA young slave teaches himself to read, eventually reading Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation to fellow slaves imprisoned during the Civil War.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBen, a young slave, uses every chance he gets to teach himself to read, practicing with the words he sees on street signs and in shop windows and even in cast-off newspapers he finds in the gutter. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut after the Civil War breaks out, his master leaves town and Ben finds himself in a slave prison. One night, the prisoners bribe a guard to get their hands on a newspaper, and to the applause of his fellow slaves, Ben reads aloud the momentous news of Mr. Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation -- surely one of the most remarkable readings of that document ever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAuthor Pat Sherman's stirring text, based on the true story of Benjamin C. Holmes, pairs with memorable illustrations from Coretta Scott King medalist Floyd Cooper to honor the power of freedom and the written word. Awarded the Once Upon a World Children's Picture Book Award from the Simon Wiesenthal Center \/ Museum of Tolerance, \u003ci\u003eBen and the Emancipation Proclamation\u003c\/i\u003e is part of Eerdmans' Incredible Lives for Young Readers series.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePat Sherman\u003c\/b\u003e works as a writer, library professional, and writing instructor in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Her previous books include \u003ci\u003eThe Sun's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie (Clarion), and several nonfiction books for young people on historical subjects ranging from colonial America to the present day. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFloyd Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e (1956-2021) won many prestigious awards for his illustrations, including the 2009 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award for \u003ci\u003eThe Blacker the Berry\u003c\/i\u003e, written by Joyce Carol Thomas (Amistad), and three previous Coretta Scott King Honors, a Da Vinci Award, and an NAACP Image Honor. Throughout his over thirty-year career, Floyd illustrated more than ninety books, including \u003ci\u003eUnspeakable\u003c\/i\u003e by Carol Boston Weatherford (Lerner), \u003ci\u003eMeet Danitra Brown\u003c\/i\u003e by Nikki Grimes (HarperCollins), \u003ci\u003eBen and the Emancipation Proclamation\u003c\/i\u003e by Pat Sherman (Eerdmans), and \u003ci\u003eMississippi Morning\u003c\/i\u003e by Ruth Vander Zee (Eerdmans). Floyd lived in Pennsylvania until his death in 2021.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 10.8 x 8.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 11, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ben and the Emancipation Proclamation\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50321181081837,"sku":"9780802855411","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/QDfEFnDA9Y9780802855411.webp?v=1784789559","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-gb\/products\/ben-and-the-emancipation-proclamation-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}