A Kids' Guide to the American Revolution: 2 (Kids' Guide to American History) - Softcover

Krull, Kathleen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062381091 ISBN 13: 9780062381095

Verlag: HARPERCOLLINS, 2018

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Packed with anecdotes, sidebars, quotes, and illustrations, A Kids' Guide to the American Revolution brings vividly to life the birth of our nation.

Introduce young readers to the stakes, challenges, setbacks, and victories involved in the single most important event in our nation’s history, the American Revolution, with this approachable book from Kathleen Krull, a Children’s Book Guild Nonfiction Award winner.

Find out what events led our young nation to go to war with Great Britain and how the Declaration of Independence, the document that continues to shape our civil rights, came to be.

· Why did the colonists want independence from Great Britain?

· What brought on the Boston Tea Party?

· How did the Declaration of Independence initially impact women and slaves?

· What did Benjamin Franklin do to convince the French to join the revolution?

· How was George Washington chosen to lead the new young country?

· What elements of the Declaration of Independence continue to be debated today?

Kathleen Krull is an expert at bringing history to life in her engaging titles and series, including Women Who Broke the Rules, Lives of . . . , Giants of Science, and her other books in A Kids’ Guide series, A Kids' Guide to America’s Bill of Rights and A Kids’ Guide to America’s First Ladies.

Biografía del autor:

Kathleen Krull has garnered starred reviews and awards for her many books. The Children's Book Guild of Washington, DC, honored her with its Nonfiction Award for her body of work that "has contributed significantly to the quality of nonfiction for children." She lives in San Diego, California, with her husband and sometime writing partner, Paul Brewer.

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• Verlag: HARPERCOLLINS
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0062381091
• ISBN 13: 9780062381095
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 224
• Zeichner: Divito Anna