John Adams Speaks for Freedom: Ready-to-Read Level 3

by Deborah Hopkinson, Craig Orback (Illustrator)

Overview

John Adams didn't enjoy traveling. He much preferred to stay home with his wife and children. But John Adams also had a dream: He wanted to see the thirteen colonies free from English rule. He wanted to see the creation of a new country — the United States of America. John Adams did whatever was needed to make his dream come true.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780689869075
Publisher:	Simon Spotlight
Publication date:	01/01/2005
Series:	Ready-to-Read Stories of Famous Americans
Edition description:	Repackage
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	473,409
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	550L (what's this?)
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

Deborah Hopkinson is the author of numerous award-winning children's books, including Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt, winner of the International Literacy Association Award; Girl Wonder, winner of the Great Lakes Book Award; and Apples to Oregon, a Junior Library Guild Selection. She received the 2003 Washington State Book Award for Under the Quilt of Night. She lives in Oregon. Visit her online at DeborahHopkinson.com.