John Adams: Young Revolutionary (Childhood of Famous Americans) [Paperback]

Jan Adkins (Author), Meryl Henderson (Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Childhood of Famous Americans

Dear Reader:

The Childhood of Famous Americans series, seventy years old in 2002, chronicles the early years of famous American men and women in an accessible manner. Each book is faithful in spirit to the values and experiences that influenced the person¹s development. History is fleshed out with fictionalized details, and conversations have been added to make the stories come alive to today¹s reader, but every reasonable effort has been made to make the stories consistent with the events, ethics, and character of their subjects.

These books reaffirm the importance of our American heritage. We hope you learn to love the heroes and heroines who helped shape this great country. And by doing so, we hope you also develop a lasting love for the nation that gave them the opportunity to make their dreams come true. It will do the same for you.

Happy Reading!

The Editors

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Aladdin (June 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689851359
• ISBN-13: 978-0689851353
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #490,358 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #43 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Series > Historical > Childhood of Famous Americans Series
  • #62 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > People, A-Z > ( A ) > Adams, John

More About the Author

Jan Adkins was raised in West Virginia and Ohio, around Wheeling. He spent a lot of time wandering the woods around his home with a .22. He was at Ohio State University for many years studying architecture, first, then literature. He worked as a draftsman for one of Eero Saarinen's senior designers, W. Byron Ireland. Married, he moved to his wife's wonderful hometown of Wareham, Massachusetts, which is still home for him. Many of his books are set in New England waters where he sailed up and down the coast with his family.

He has three children: Sally lives with her husband Patrick in Gainesville, Florida, with grandsons Max and Luc; Sam is a chef in DC with his lovely partner Aphra; Web and his Cyn live in Seattle with grandchildren Alder and River.

He moved to Washington, DC, to be an art director for National Geographic Magazine for almost nine years, living in DC and then in Annapolis. He's written for Smithsonian Magazine, Cricket and Muse Magazines, Harper's, Chesapeake Bay Magazine, WoodenBoat, Maine Boats Homes & Harbors and others. He also works on museum exhibits with Eisterhold Associates out of Kansas City.

For several years he taught editorial illustration, history of illustration, and graphic design at Rhode Island School of Design and at Maryland Institute, College of Art. He misses teaching.

He writes books of non-fiction for young people, his special audience. He also writes humor and feature articles for several magazines. He has illustrated for all his books and for dozens of mainstream magazines, especially on marine and technical subjects.

He lives presently in Novato, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he hikes, cooks, sails, skis, plays tennis, and writes every day.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful series of books, February 13, 2009

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The Childhood of Famous American series are excellent tools to help kids learn about history and great people who have lived. My 11 year old son and 9 year old daughter have both enjoyed reading these books, and now have some admirable heros to look up to! After reading about Thomas Jefferson, my son said--I hope I can become a great man someday! So, both educational, and inspirational! Easy reading that is appealing to children.

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Great Reader, March 7, 2010

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This review is from: John Adams: Young Revolutionary (Childhood of Famous Americans) (Paperback)

Just an outstanding history for children to dig into. We have a 7 and a 9 year old that love these series.