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Will You Sign Here, John Hancock?
by Jean Fritz, Trina Schart Hyman, Margot Tomes
Paperback, 48 Pages, Published 1997 by Puffin
ISBN-13: 978-0-698-11440-1, ISBN: 0-698-11440-X

"Little-known facts are highlighted in this fun book about this historical figure, by Newbery Honor-winning author Jean Fritz. “The book is a most enjoyable view of history . . . The delightful illustrations exactly suit the times and the extraordinary character of John Hancock.”—The Horn Book Everyone knows that John Hancock was one of the first signers of the Declaration of Independence. But not many know that he signed his name so lar ..."

And Then What Happened, Paul Revere?(Reprint)
(Paperstar)
by Jean Fritz, Margot Tomes
Paperback, 32 Pages, Published 1996 by Puffin Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-698-11351-0, ISBN: 0-698-11351-9

"And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? Everyone knows about Paul Revere's big ride to Lexington. But not everyone knows the harrowing details and narrow escapes along the way. Did you know that Paul Revere forgot his spurs on his famous ride. Or that he whittled false teeth to make extra money? A New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year. A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year. An ALA Notable Children's Book. Full color. Full de ..."

The Cabin Faced West(Reprint)
by Jean Fritz, Feodor Rojankovsky
Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 2001 by Puffin Books
Mobipocket_Ebook
ISBN-13: 978-0-698-11936-9, ISBN: 0-698-11936-3

"Ann Hamilton's family has moved to the western frontier of Pennsylvania, and she misses her old home in Gettysburg. There are no girls her age on Hamilton Hill, and life is hard. But when the Hamiltons survive a terrible storm and receive a surprise visit from George Washington, Ann realizes that pioneer life is exciting and special.Book Details:Format: PaperbackPublication Date: 8/30/2001Pages: 128Reading Level: Age 7 and Up"

Where Do You Think Youre Going Christopher Columbus
by Jean Fritz, Margot Tomes
Paperback, 80 Pages, Published 1997 by Putnam Juvenile
ISBN-13: 978-0-698-11580-4, ISBN: 0-698-11580-5

"" -- The Horn Book. "Fritz's unconventional look at the great explorer who accidently discovered the New World reveals the navigator's obstinate as well as his visionary side." -- School Library Journal"

WHY DONT YOU GET A HORSE, SAM ADAMS? 1996 PUFFIN(Reprint)
by Scott Foresman, Jean Fritz, Trina Schart Hyman
Paperback, 48 Pages, Published 1996 by Scott Foresman
ISBN-13: 978-0-698-11416-6, ISBN: 0-698-11416-7

"Let the others wear the ruffled shirts and ride grandly on horseback; Sam Adams, Massachusetts rebel leader, was a plain and plain-spoken fellow, both in history and in Why Don't You Get a Horse, Sam Adams? Adams, it turns out, was horseless for a good reason. On the way to figuring out just what that reason was, the reader gets a nice, personal look at a leader and his times. In this book, as in the rest of her series of histories, Je ..."

Around the World in a Hundred Years(Reprint)
From Henry the Navigator to Magellan
by Jean Fritz, Anthony Bacon Venti, Vv.Aa.
Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 1998 by Puffin Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-698-11638-2, ISBN: 0-698-11638-0

"Newbery-Honor winning author, Jean Fritz, brings history to life once again in 10 true tales of 15th-century European explorers!True tales of our world's greatest 15th century explorers, from Bartholomew Diaz and Christopher Columbus to Juan Ponce de Leon and Vasco Nunez de Balboa, are fascinatingly portrayed, complimented with the softly shaded pencil illustrations of Anthony Bacon Venti. Readers are led through a one-hundred-year peri ..."

The Great Little Madison(Reprint)
(Unforgetable Americans)
by Jean Fritz
Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 1998 by Puffin Books
Mobipocket_Ebook
ISBN-13: 978-0-698-11621-4, ISBN: 0-698-11621-6

"In the days before microphones and TV interviews, getting people to listen to you was not an easy task. But James Madison used his quiet eloquence, intelligence and passion for unified colonies to help shape the Constitution, steer America through the turmoil of two wars, and ensure that our government, and nation, remained intact. u?An excellent, fascinating, indispensable resource.? --Kirkus Reviews, pointer review ?The book is rich ..."

Homesick(Reprint)
My Own Story (Puffin Modern Classics)
by Jean Fritz, Margot Tomes
Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 2007 by Puffin
ISBN-13: 978-0-14-240761-5, ISBN: 0-14-240761-5

"A Newbery Honor book!Jean Fritz’s award-winning account of her life in China, and to honor this story, it is only fitting that it be added to our prestigious line of Puffin Modern Classics. This fictionalized autobiography tells the heartwarming story of a little girl growing up in an unfamiliar place. While other girls her age were enjoying their childhood in America, Jean Fritz was in China in the midst of political unrest. Jean Fritz ..."

The Double Life of Pocahontas(83rd Edition)
by Jean Fritz, Ed Young
Paperback, 96 Pages, Published 2002 by Puffin Books
Bargain Price
ISBN-13: 978-0-698-11935-2, ISBN: 0-698-11935-5

"In a story that is as gripping as it is historical, Newbery Honor-winning author Jean Fritz reveals the true life of Pocahontas. Though at first permitted to move freely between the Indian and the white worlds, Pocahontas was eventually torn between her new life and the culture that shaped her."This book dispels myths and describes with immediacy the life of a girl whose active conscience made her a pawn, exploited by her own people and ..."

Shh! We're Writing the Constitution(Reprint)
by Jean Fritz, Tomie Depaola, Barbara Helen Berger, Patricia Benner
Paperback, 64 Pages, Published 1997 by Puffin Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-698-11624-5, ISBN: 0-698-11624-0

"Go behind the scenes at the Constitutional Convention, thanks to award-winning author Jean Fritz's words and illustrations by the incomparable Tomie dePaola!This factual gem that's written with Jean Fritz's humorous touch chronicles the hot summer of 1787 where fifty-five delegates from thirteen states huddled together in the strictest secrecy in Philadelphia to draw up the constitution of the United States!Includes a copy of the Consti ..."

You Want Women to Vote, Lizzie Stanton?(1st Edition)
by Jean Fritz, Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan
Hardcover, 96 Pages, Published 1995 by Putnam Juvenile
Wall Calendar
ISBN-13: 978-0-399-22786-8, ISBN: 0-399-22786-5

"A lively portrait of the unconventional leader of the women's suffrage movement follows Lizzie Stanton's career from the 1848 Women's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, through her successful writing and lecturing tours, to her struggle for women's rights."

Just a Few Words, Mr. Lincoln(Reprint)
The Story of the Gettysburg Address (Penguin Young Readers, Level 4)
by Jean Fritz, Charles Robinson
Paperback, 48 Pages, Published 1993 by Penguin Young Readers
ISBN-13: 978-0-448-40170-6, ISBN: 0-448-40170-3

"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. Here is a true story about a great man and his famous speech."

Alexander Hamilton(Reprint)
the Outsider
by Jean Fritz, Ian Schoenherr, Jason Fritz
Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 2012 by Puffin Books
Mobipocket_Ebook
ISBN-13: 978-0-14-241986-1, ISBN: 0-14-241986-9

"Award-winning biographer Jean Fritz brings one of America's favorite Founding Fathers to life! Most people know that Alexander Hamilton was killed in a duel with Aaron Burr, and that his face is on the ten-dollar bill. But he was much more than that, and here acclaimed biographer Jean Fritz explores all facets of his life. Born in the West Indies, Hamilton arrived in New York as an outsider. He fought in the Revolution and became Washi ..."

You Want Women to Vote, Lizzie Stanton?(Reprint)
by Jean Fritz, Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan
Paperback, 96 Pages, Published 1999 by Puffin Books
Mobipocket_Ebook
ISBN-13: 978-0-698-11764-8, ISBN: 0-698-11764-6

"This biography of Elizabeth Cady Stanton is as spirited as the women's rights pioneer herself.Who says women shouldn't speak in public? And why can't they vote? These are questions Elizabeth Cady Stanton grew up asking herself. Her father believed that girls didn't count as much as boys, and her own husband once got so embarrassed when she spoke at a convention that he left town. Luckily Lizzie wasn't one to let society stop her from fi ..."

George Washington's Breakfast(Reprint)
by Jean Fritz, Tomie Depaola, Paul Galdone
Paperback, 48 Pages, Published 1998 by Puffin Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-698-11611-5, ISBN: 0-698-11611-9

"A fun take on history from Newbery Honor-winning author, Jean Fritz!George Washington Allen, a boy who never gives up until he finds out what he wants to know, is determined to learn all there is to know about his namesake, including what the first president ate for breakfast!"The sprightly, humorous story and likable colored illustrations bring history alive and make research meaningful." --Booklist"A delightful book. The plot combines ..."

ELEMENTARY SCIENCE 2000 TRADE LIBRARY WHATS THE BIG IDEA BEN FRANKLIN COPYRIGHT 2000(Reprint)
(Elementary Science Trade Library)
by Jean Fritz, Margot Tomes
Paperback, 48 Pages, Published 1996 by Scott Foresman
ISBN-13: 978-0-698-11372-5, ISBN: 0-698-11372-1

"A fun historic tale by Newbery Honor-winning author, Jean Fritz!No matter how busy he was, Ben Franklin always found time to try out new ideas: a remote-control lock (so he could lock his door without getting out of bed), a rocking chair with a fan over it (to keep flies away), and a windmill (to turn his roast meat on its spit). Aside from being a mad of ideas, he was an ambassador to England, a printer, an almanac maker, a politician, ..."

You want women to vote, Lizzie Stanton?
by Jean Fritz, Jean Ritz, Dyanne Disalvo
Paperback, 88 Pages, Published 1995 by Scholastic
ISBN-13: 978-0-590-99822-2, ISBN: 0-590-99822-6

"Who says women shouldn't speak in public? And why can't they vote?These are questions Elizabeth Cady Stanton grew up asking herself. Her father believed that girls didn't count as much as boys, and her own husband once got so embarrassed when she spoke at a convention that he left town. Luckily Lizziewasn't one to let society stop her from fighting for equality for everyone. And though she didn't live long enough to see women get to vot ..."

Brady(Reprint)
by Jean Fritz, Lynd Ward
Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 1987 by Puffin
ISBN-13: 978-0-14-032258-3, ISBN: 0-14-032258-2

""In 1836, after Brady discovered a station (of the Underground Railroad) and knew that his father did not trust him with the secret, he wished he had never heard of slavery. But in a time of great need he was able to prove he was becoming a man."--Horn Book 19 black-and-white halftone illustrations."

Early Thunder(Reprint)
by Jean Fritz, Lynd Ward
Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 1987 by Puffin
ISBN-13: 978-0-14-032259-0, ISBN: 0-14-032259-0

"This "vivid and compelling story of the American Revolution" is set in Salem in 1774, when people were either Tories or Whigs and the growing violence between the two groups split Salem and its people. Daniel West and his widowed doctor father were undeniably Tories, and neither tax nor tea nor wild acts by the rowdy Liberty Boys could weaken their loyalty to the king. After a series of disappointments, from his father and from England, ..."

Can&(Reprint)
by Jean Fritz, Margot Tomes, Tomie Depaola, Giovanni Battista Falda
Paperback, 48 Pages, Published 1996 by Puffin Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-698-11402-9, ISBN: 0-698-11402-7

"This entertaining volume, by Newbery Honor-winning author Jean Fritz, sheds light on the life of England's King George III. It begins when he was a bashful boy who blushed easily, goes on to his early days as king, and finally examines his role in the American Revolution - when Americans ceased to think of him as good King George. Fascinating history made accessible for young readers."The lively text includes plenty of amusing, persona ..."

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