| John Adams Speaks for Freedom Contributor(s): Hopkinson, Deborah (Author), Orback, Craig (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 068986907X ISBN-13: 9780689869075 Publisher: Simon Spotlight OUR PRICE: $4.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2005 Annotation: This reader chronicles the life of John Adams, the second president of the newly formed United States. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Readers - Beginner - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2004008651 |
| Lexile Measure: 550 |
| Series: Stories of Famous Americans (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.1" H x 5.95" W x 9.15" (0.14 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 84917 Reading Level: 3.6 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: John Adams didn't enjoy traveling. He much preferred to stay home with his wife and children. But John Adams also had a dream: He wanted to see the thirteen colonies free from English rule. He wanted to see the creation of a new country -- the United States of America. John Adams did whatever was needed to make his dream come true. |
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. |