Stolen into Slavery
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- 5 ore di lettura
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 Ordine dei libri (cronologico)
Dennis Fradin è noto per la sua meticolosa ricerca, l'attenzione ai dettagli e la sua prosa fluida ed elegante. La sua prolifica carriera comprende quasi 300 libri di saggistica per bambini e giovani adulti. Fradin trae ispirazione dai suoi anni di insegnamento, durante i quali affascinava giovani studenti con le sue storie. Questa abilità narrativa è stata fondamentale per lanciare la sua carriera di autore a tempo pieno, portando a una serie di libri sugli Stati Uniti.
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