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Author: Candice F. Ransom
Publisher: First Avenue Editions
Published: 2004-10-01
Total Pages: 52
ISBN-13: 1575056984
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRelates how, in 1865, a boy named Willie McLean watched as General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to General Ulysses S. Grant to end the Civil War.
Author: Candice F. Ransom
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Published: 2004-04-30
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ISBN-13: 9780606305242
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRelates how, in 1865, a boy named Willie McLean watched as General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to General Ulysses S. Grant to end the Civil War.
Author: Marty Rhodes Figley
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Published: 2010-08-01
Total Pages: 52
ISBN-13: 1580136710
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDescribes what happened during the last days of the Civil War, as experienced by Willie Kettles, War Department telegraph operator, and includes a script and instructions for staging a theatrical performance of this adventure.
Author: Susan Bivin Aller
Publisher: Lerner Publications
Published: 2005-01-01
Total Pages: 56
ISBN-13: 9780822524380
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExamines the life and career of Ulysses S. Grant, including his education at West Point, his service as commander of all Union troops, and his time as president of the United States.
Author: Sharron L. McElmeel
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2005-06-30
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 0897899490
DOWNLOAD EBOOKStep into the kitchen and stir up a batch of storybook treats with literary recipes based on the books and lives of 50 of your favorite children's authors and illustrators, including Eric Carle, Mary Casanova, Keiko Kasza, Steven Kellogg, Yuyi Morales, Janet Stevens, and Jane Yolen and 40 others. Whip up a heavenly coconut cream cake enjoyed in Jacqueline Briggs Martin's recent story, On Sand Island; savor the spicy pumpkin pie inspired by Toni Buzzeo's Sea Chest. You'll also learn some fascinating facts about each author and read anecdotes and stories connected with the recipes. Biographical details, author photographs, book lists, and reading connections make this a perfect resource for library, classroom, and home. A great gift for booklovers. What a delicious way to learn about authors and their books! Step into the kitchen and stir up a batch of storybook treats with 50 literary recipes based on the books and lives of 50 of your favorite children's authors and illustrators, including Eric Carle, Mary Casanova, Keiko Kasza, Steven Kellogg, Yuyi Morales, Janet Stevens, and Jane Yolen and 40 others. Whip up a heavenly coconut cream cake enjoyed in Jacqueline Briggs Martin's recent story, On Sand Island; savor the spicy pumpkin pie inspired by Toni Buzzeo's Sea Chest. You'll also learn some fascinating facts about each author and read anecdotes and stories connected with the recipes. Biographical details, author photographs, book lists, and reading connections make this a perfect resource for library, classroom, and home. A great gift for booklovers. What a delicious way to learn about authors and their books! Grades K-6.
Author: Cathy Moore
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Published: 2002-01-01
Total Pages: 52
ISBN-13: 087614105X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOn December 21, 1848, Ellen Craft and her husband, William, slipped out into the cold, dark night and took their first steps towards freedom. They were runaway slaves. Posing as a white man traveling with a slave, Ellen courageously boarded a train bound for Philadelphia. Could they actually make it a thousand miles without being discovered? As each tension-filled day passed and freedom got closer, Ellen and William risked everything - even death - to be free.
Author: Susan Taylor Brown
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Published: 2005-12-15
Total Pages: 60
ISBN-13: 9781575058726
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe true story of a fugitive slave's escape to freedom.
Author: Janet Greeson
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Published: 2009-08-01
Total Pages: 52
ISBN-13: 0761358390
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe war of 1812 is raging, and from the lighthouse where their father works, Rebecca Bates and her sister Abigail can see a British ship coming. But the American troops are nowhere near! Rebecca and Abigail go the rescue--to become an American army of two--in this adventure-filled tale based on the true story of two young women who turned the tables on the mighty British army.
Author: Marty Rhodes Figley
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Published: 2007-01-01
Total Pages: 52
ISBN-13: 082258932X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFifteen-year-old Paul Jennings looked out the window of the President's House. America was at war with Britain, and British soldiers were marching toward Washington. Terrified people were fleeing the city. But Paul was not going to join them yet. He was a slave who belonged to President Madison and his wife, Dolley. Dolley did not want to leave until her husband returned from the battlefront. Paul stayed by her side, helping her pack up official papers and belongings. Finally, they could wait no longer. But there was one more treasure they had to save. Were they too late?
Author: Ginger Wadsworth
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Published: 2009-01-01
Total Pages: 52
ISBN-13: 0761351884
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSeventeen-year-old Moses was ready for an adventure. In 1844, he joined a wagon train traveling from Iowa to California. But as winter approached, the wagon train ran into trouble. Oxen started dying and supplies were running low. Some people went ahead for help. Moses stayed behind with the belongings. Can he find a way to survive on his own in the mountains during the long, cold winter?
