From Slave to Soldier
From Slave to Soldier

From Slave to Soldier

Written by Deborah Hopkinson & illustrated by Brian Floca
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6 - 8
Reading age
48
Page count
32
Words per page
530L
Lexile measure
Jan 1, 2007
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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!

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      Author
      Deborah Hopkinson

      Deborah Hopkinson is the award-winning author of numerous critically acclaimed picture books, middle grade fiction, and nonfiction. She lives in Oregon with her family and menagerie of pets.

      Illustrator
      Brian Floca

      Brian Floca was born and raised in Temple, Texas. He attended college at Brown University, where he double majored in art and history, cartooned for the school newspaper, and took classes down College Hill at the Rhode Island School of Design. One of his instructors at RISD was author and illustrator David Macaulay, who introduced him to author Avi. That led to a collaboration with Avi and editor Richard Jackson on the graphic novel City of Light, City of Dark. From there, he went on to illustrate additional stories by Avi and other authors, to continue studying art (including an MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York), and to write and illustrate books of his own.Brian’s books include Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11, Avi’s Poppy and Ereth, Patricia MacLachlan’s The True Gift, and, Ballet For Martha, a picture book by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan. He’s working now on his next book as author and illustrator. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780689839665
    Publication Date
    January 1, 2007
    Publisher
    Simon Spotlight
    Original Publication Date
    January 1, 2005
    Page Count
    48
    Words Per Page
    32
    Audience
    Early Reader
    Reading Age
    6 - 8 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2004026933
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    78220363
    Lexile® Level
    530L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~N
    ATOS® Book Level
    2.8
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    101295
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

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