Raleigh's Page

Armstrong, Alan

ISBN 10: 0375833196 / ISBN 13: 9780375833199

Verlag: Random House Books for Young Readers, 2007

Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 00072849246

Inhaltsangabe:

ANDREW HAS grown up near the Plymouth docks hearing the sailors talk about America. Knowing that Andrew's heart is set on going to the new world, his father sends him up to London to serve as page in the house of Walter Raleigh. In Queen Elizabeth's court, Raleigh's the strongest voice in favor of fighting with Spain for a position in the New World, and everyone knows that it's just a matter of time before Her Majesty agrees to an expedition. Can Andrew prove himself fit to go on an expedition to the New World?

Meticulously researched and brilliantly crafted, combining fictional characters with historical, Andrew's tale offers up a vivid look at the cloakand- dagger politics of the time and a genuine feel for what it must have been like for the first Europeans to set foot on the beautiful, bountiful, savage shores of America.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Alan Armstrong's first book, Whittington, was awarded the Newbery Honor in 2006. He lives in Massachusetts with his wife, Martha, a painter.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Raleigh's Page
Verlag: Random House Books for Young Readers
Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
Einband: Hardcover
Illustrator: Jessell, Tim
Zustand: Good