| From Slave to Soldier: Based on a True Civil War Story (Ready-To-Read Level 3) Contributor(s): Hopkinson, Deborah (Author), Floca, Brian (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0689839669 ISBN-13: 9780689839665 Publisher: Simon Spotlight OUR PRICE: $4.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2007 Annotation: With simple but engaging text, paintings, and an illuminating author's note telling the true account of a young slave who joins the Union Army, this tale of a real person's role in the Civil War is ideal for beginning readers and burgeoning history buffs. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Readers - Beginner - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2004026933 |
| Lexile Measure: 530 |
| Series: Ready-To-Read - Level 3 (Quality) |
| Physical Information: 0.12" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.19 lbs) 48 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Civil War |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 101295 Reading Level: 2.8 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Johnny loves his uncle and his master's mule, but he hates being a slave. So when he's asked to join the Union army, he accepts. Being a soldier is hard work, and Johnny wonders if he made the right choice. But when the army needs him, Johnny knows it's up to him to come to the rescue |
Contributor Bio(s): Hopkinson, Deborah: - Deborah Hopkinson is the author of numerous award-winning children's books, including Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt, winner of the International Reading Association Award, Girl Wonder, winner of the Great Lakes Book Award, and Apples to Oregon, a Junior Library Guild Selection. She received the 2003 Washington State Book Award for Under the Quilt for the Night. She lives in Oregon. Visit her onlinw at DeborahHopkinson.com.Floca, Brian: - Brian Floca is the author and illustrator of Locomotive, winner of the 2013 Caldecott Medal; Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11, a Robert F. Sibert Honor Book and a New York Times Best Illustrated Book; Lightship, also a Sibert Honor Book; and Racecar Alphabet, an ALA Notable Children's Book. He has illustrated Avi's Poppy Stories, Kate Messner's Marty McGuire novels, and Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan's Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring, a Sibert Honor Book and winner of the Orbis Pictus Award. You can visit him online at BrianFloca.com. |