Many Ways to Be a Soldier (On My Own History) [Library Binding]

Wendy Pfeffer (Author), Elaine Verstraete (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up | Series: On My Own History

More than anything, Rem Goldin wants to fight the British in the American Revolution. His father and the other men of Sites Point, New Jersey, have all left town to join the fighting. But ten-year-old Rem is too young to go with the men. Disappointed, he climbs up Foxborough Hill to look out over the ocean. What is that murky shape he sees through the fog? Could it be a British warship? Can Rem find a way to save his town?

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About the Author

Wendy Pfeffer, an award-winning author of over thirty children's books, had an early career as a teacher. Now a full-time writer, she enjoys visiting schools where she makes presentations and conducts creative writing workshops. She is a member of the Garden State Writers, Authors of Bucks County, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, and Authors Guild. She lives in Pennington, New Jersey, with her husband, Tom. As a child, she spent her summers near the spot where Rem found a way to save his village.

Elaine Verstraete has been working as an illustrator and fine artist in the Rochester, New York area since 1988 and has built a reputation as a fine watercolorist. In addition to illustrating numerous children's books, her sensitive portraiture, rich landscapes and charming still life paintings appear in national print advertising and product labels. Having earned a BFA with honors from Syracuse University, Elaine teaches Illustration at Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York. Residing in Middlesex, New York, with her partner, David, Elaine also enjoys bicycling through her surrounding pastoral hills, plays tennis and is part of the contemporary folk duo, According Two Brooke and Elaine, as bassist and vocalist. She adores the company of her four Siamese cats, Koto, Shogun, Django, and Fila.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Library Binding: 48 pages
• Publisher: Millbrook Press (April 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0822572796
• ISBN-13: 978-0822572794
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,318,522 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Wendy Pfeffer has written several other books for children,including From Tadpole to Frog and What's It Like to Be a Fish? both illustrated by Holly Keller. Ms. Pfeffer lives in Pennington, NJ. Holly Keller has illustrated Let's Go Rock Collecting by Roma Gans and You're Aboard Spaceship Earth by Patricia Lauber, as well as her own books starring Horace and Geraldine. Ms. Keller lives in West Redding, CT.

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5.0 out of 5 stars On My Own History Books, June 9, 2010

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This review is from: Many Ways to Be a Soldier (On My Own History) (Paperback)

This review is really about all the ON MY OWN HISTORY BOOKS. My son is dyslexic. This basically means that his IQ is very high (120) but he finds it very difficult to read. Reading " Dick and Jane can run " at eleven years old with an IQ of 120 can be very very boring. These History books are written at a grade 3 level, they are all very interesting, and the printing is not too small or too close together. All qualities that make them fun to read. Oh, I also homeschool my children, so these books come in very handy for replacement of readers that come with school books.