Stolen into Slavery
- 119pages
- 5 heures de lecture
The true story of Solomon Northup, a free black man living in upstate New York, who was kidnapped in 1841 and spent 12 years as a slave on deadly Louisiana coastal plantations.
Dennis B. Fradin Ordre des livres (chronologique)
Dennis Fradin est reconnu pour ses recherches méticuleuses, son souci du détail et sa prose fluide et gracieuse. Sa carrière prolifique couvre près de 300 livres de non-fiction pour enfants et jeunes adultes. Fradin puise son inspiration dans ses années d'enseignement, où il captivait les jeunes élèves par ses récits. Cette compétence narrative a été essentielle pour lancer sa carrière d'auteur à temps plein, menant à une série de livres sur les États-Unis.
On April 18th at 9:30 p.m. Paul Revere learned that the British Army was marching toward Lexington and Concord to arrest rebel leaders. At 5:20 the next morning, a shot rang out and the American Revolution had begun. Told in a step-by-step account of the 24 hours leading up to the battles that sparked a revolution, this tale is sure to both inform and entertain
Ben Franklin was the scientist who, with the help of a kite, discovered that lightning is electricity. He was also a statesman, an inventor, a printer, and an author-a man of such amazingly varied talents that some people claimed he had magical powers! Full of all the details kids will want to know, the true story of Benjamin Franklin is by turns sad and funny, but always honest and awe-inspiring.
Introduces the Tar Heel State, its geography, history, interesting sights, and people