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(0)Jean Fritz
Author
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
A biography of Thomas Savage, one of the early colonists of Jamestown, Virginia, who was sent to live among the Indians in order to learn their language and become an interpreter.
Author
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Bunny Hopwell doesn't understand why everyone is so excited about Spring. He was born just before the winter, and all he's known is snow and cold. But after smelling fresh grass and hearing robins sing, he finally understands what Spring is.
13) Brady
Author
Publisher
Puffin Books
Pub. Date
1987, ©1960
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
A young Pennsylvania boy takes part in the pre-Civil War anti-slavery activities.
Author
Language
English
Description
Newbery Honor author Jean Fritz takes us on a historic tour of Christopher Columbus! "In a simple, short biography of Columbus she has been extraordinarily successful in extracting the essence of the man."-The Horn Book
Christopher Columbus thought he knew where he was going. He had planned to be the first to cross the ocean and reach the rich lands of the Indies. And when he returned to Spain, he insisted to everyone who would listen that he'd succeeded....
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
This heartwarming fictionalized autobiography tells the story of what it is like for a little girl to be growing up in an unfamiliar place. While other girls her age were enjoying childhood in America, Jean Fritz was in China in the midst of political unrest. During this time, foreigners were becoming more and more unpopular, and evacuation at a moment's notice was imminent. Although Jean appreciated the beauty of China—the mountains, the
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Language
English
Description
Everyone knows about Paul Revere's midnight ride. But not everyone knows the harrowing details and narrow escapes that occurred along the way.
When Tanisha spills grape juice all over her new dress, her classmate wants to make her feel better, wondering: What does it mean to be kind?From asking the new girl to play to standing up for someone being bullied, this moving story explores what kindness is, and how any act, big or small, can make a difference―or...
Author
Language
English
Description
The history of Plymouth Rock comes alive in this tale by Newbery Honor-winning author, Jean Fritz!
For years, Plymouth Rock lived a quiet life. Then in 1741, the people decided to make a fuss because the Pilgrims must have stepped on it when they arrived in America. And that's when the adventures began. This entertaining story tells about Plymouth Rock's humble origins before it rose to a place of historic prominence. The first 13 years of my life...
Author
Language
English
Description
Beloved author Jean Fritz's story about a great man and his famous speech.
Abraham Lincoln was one busy man. He had a country to run. And a war to win. And a family to care for. But when it came time to honor all the soldiers who had died in the great battle of Gettysburg, President Lincoln still took time to say a few words. Two hundred and seventy-one to be exact. The first 13 years of my life I lived in China. My parents were missionaries there,...
Author
Language
English
Description
From award-winning children's author Jean Fritz comes the incredible true account of the Long March, a six-thousand-mile journey across China
In 1986, Jean Fritz went to China and talked to survivors of the Long March. It is from their recollections and her own broad, personal knowledge of Chinese history that Fritz has written one of the most compelling accounts of the incredible six-thousand-mile journey across China made by the Communist Army...