{"product_id":"vision-of-beauty-candlewick-biographies-the-story-of-sarah-breedlove-walker-paperback","title":"Vision of Beauty: Candlewick Biographies: The Story of Sarah Breedlove Walker - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKathryn Lasky\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNneka Bennett\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This impressive picture book will delight young readers as it gives a sense of this remarkable woman and the times in which she lived.\" -- \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn inspiring biography of a woman who rose from a bleak world of poverty and discrimination to unprecedented success as an influential businesswoman and philanthropist. Born December 23, 1867, Sarah Breedlove Walker was the youngest and first freeborn child in her family. As sharecroppers, their lives were hard, but slavery had ended, and the Breedlove family was free. And if you were free, you could dream.\u003cbr\u003eBack matter includes an epilogue, an illustrator's note, sources, and an index.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKathryn Lasky says, \"When I was a little girl growing up in Indianapolis, I loved having a lemonade stand. One of my very early memories is coming into the kitchen with a jar full of money and my mother exclaiming, 'Goodness, Kathryn, maybe you'll grow up to be the next Madam Walker!'\" Kathryn Lasky lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNneka Bennett studied animation and illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design. She has illustrated many books for children and currently lives in East Orange, New Jersey.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 56\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.7 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 11, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vision of Beauty: The Story of Sarah Breedlove Walker\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757255819552,"sku":"9780763660925","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/528abc36a1b9e8560351cea33ee7defb.webp?v=1780098026","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/vision-of-beauty-candlewick-biographies-the-story-of-sarah-breedlove-walker-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}