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King George: What Was His Problem?: Ev- 9781596433199, Steve Sheinkin, hardcover
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- Condition
- Artist
- Sheinkin, Steve; Robinson, Tim [Illustrator]
- ISBN
- 1596433191
- Book Title
- King George : What Was His Problem? - Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You about the American Revolution
- Publisher
- Roaring Brook Press
- Item Length
- 8.3 in
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Robinson, Tim, Yes
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Genre
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Topic
- History / Military & Wars, History / United States / Colonial & Revolutionary Periods
- Item Weight
- 13 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.7 in
- Number of Pages
- 208 Pages
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KING GEORGE NEVER DID UNDERSTAND AMERICANS "Entire books have been written about the causes of the American Revolution. This isn't one of them." What it is, instead, is utterly interesting, antedotes (John Hancock fixates on salmon), from the inside out (at the Battle of Eutaw Springs, hundreds of soldiers plunged into battle "naked as they were born") close-up narrative filled with little-known details, lots of quotes that capture the spirit and voices of the principals ("If need be, I will raise one thousand men, subsist them at my own expense, and march myself at their head for the relief of Boston" -- George Washington), and action, It's the story of the birth of our nation, complete with soldiers, spies, salmon sandwiches, and real facts you can't help but want to tell to everyone you know.
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Roaring Brook Press
ISBN-10
1596433191
ISBN-13
9781596433199
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Book Title
King George : What Was His Problem? - Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You about the American Revolution
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Topic
History / Military & Wars, History / United States / Colonial & Revolutionary Periods
Illustrator
Robinson, Tim, Yes
Genre
Juvenile Nonfiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
13 Oz
Item Length
8.3 in
Item Width
6.7 in
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Juvenile Audience
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For middle-graders who find Joy Hakim's 11-volume A History of US just too daunting, historian Sheinkin offers a more digestible version of our country's story--opening with an account of the American Revolution from the despised but not-unreasonable Stamp Act to the dramatic race to Yorktown. Beneath breezy chapter subheads like "Revere and That Other Guy" and "Party at Fort Ti," the author expertly combines individual stories with sweeping looks at the larger picture--tucking in extracts from letters, memorable anecdotes, pithy characterizations ("...John Adams, well known lawyer, Patriot, and grump") and famous lines with a liberal hand. Except for a few cramped maps, Robinson's illustrations are all line-drawn cartoon portraits that echo the narrative's informality without adding much. Still, capped with a healthy "Whatever Happened To..." section, this animates the Revolution's times, events and people in a way that standard textbooks don't. A second volume on the Civil War, Two Miserable Presidents (ISBN: 978-1-59643-320-5-0), is also out. (index, adult-level source lists) (Nonfiction. 10-13), Kirkus Reviews For middle-graders who find Joy Hakim's 11-volume A History of US just too daunting, historian Sheinkin offers a more digestible version of our country's story-opening with an account of the American Revolution from the despised but not-unreasonable Stamp Act to the dramatic race to Yorktown. Beneath breezy chapter subheads like "Revere and That Other Guy" and "Party at Fort Ti," the author expertly combines individual stories with sweeping looks at the larger picture-tucking in extracts from letters, memorable anecdotes, pithy characterizations ("…John Adams, well known lawyer, Patriot, and grump") and famous lines with a liberal hand. Except for a few cramped maps, Robinson's illustrations are all line-drawn cartoon portraits that echo the narrative's informality without adding much. Still, capped with a healthy "Whatever Happened To…" section, this animates the Revolution's times, events and people in a way that standard textbooks don't. A second volume on the Civil War, Two Miserable Presidents (ISBN: 978-1-59643-320-5-0), is also out. (index, adult-level source lists) (Nonfiction. 10-13), Kirkus Reviews For middle-graders who find Joy Hakim's 11-volumeA History of USjust too daunting, historian Sheinkin offers a more digestible version of our country's storyopening with an account of the American Revolution from the despised but not-unreasonable Stamp Act to the dramatic race to Yorktown. Beneath breezy chapter subheads like "Revere and That Other Guy" and "Party at Fort Ti," the author expertly combines individual stories with sweeping looks at the larger picturetucking in extracts from letters, memorable anecdotes, pithy characterizations ("...John Adams, well known lawyer, Patriot, and grump") and famous lines with a liberal hand. Except for a few cramped maps, Robinson's illustrations are all line-drawn cartoon portraits that echo the narrative's informality without adding much. Still, capped with a healthy "Whatever Happened To..." section, this animates the Revolution's times, events and people in a way that standard textbooks don't. A second volume on the Civil War,Two Miserable Presidents(ISBN: 978-1-59643-320-5-0), is also out. (index, adult-level source lists)(Nonfiction. 10-13)
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2007-039999
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Fifth Grade
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Ninth Grade
Lc Classification Number
E208.S49 2008
Copyright Date
2008
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