Where Was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May?
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Newbery Honor author Jean Fritz makes Patrick Henry’s history come alive! Patrick Henry wasn’t particularly well spoken. As a lawyer, he mumbled through some of his early cases. But when the issue was freedom, Patrick Henry was transformed into a natural orator. Jean Fritz makes history come alive as she chronicles the life of a man who moved a nation.
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Jean Fritz, the Newbery Honor-winning author of Homesick, is best known for her engaging and enlightening nonfiction for young readers, including What’s the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?, And Then What Happened, Paul Revere?, and Shh! We’re Writing the Constitution. She was honored with the Knickerbocker Award for Juvenile Literature by the New York State Library Association, and won the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award for her career contribution to American children’s literature.
Margot Tomes was an American artist and children’s book illustrator, whose work has appeared in Newbery Honor books as well as New York Times Children’s Books of the Year. Her books illustrated for Penguin Random House include Phoebe the Sky; Anna, Grandpa, and the Big Storm; and What’s the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780698114395
- Publication Date
- March 17, 1997
- Publisher
- Puffin Books
- Original Publication Date
- May 1, 1975
- Page Count
- 48
- Words Per Page
- 94
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 7 - 9 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 74083014
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 48274044
- Lexile® Level
- 1000L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~X
- ATOS® Book Level
- 5.9
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 1
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 5447
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- MG
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