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.
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Deborah Hopkinson is the author of numerous award-winning children's books, including Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt, winner of the International Reading 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 for the Night. She lives in Oregon. Visit her on the Web at www.deborahhopkinson.com.
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Deborah Hopkinson is the award-winning of picture books, fiction, and nonfiction for young readers. She has won the SCBWI Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Text twice, for A Band of Angels and Apples to Oregon. Her book, Sky Boys, How They Built the Empire State Building, was a Boston Globe/Horn Book Honor awardee. Her recent works include Michelle, First Family, Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek, an ALA Notable, Keep On! The Story of Matthew Henson, Co-Discoverer of the North Pole, which won a 2009 Oregon Book Award, and Stagecoach Sal, named a Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2009. She serves as Vice President for Advancement at Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland.
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This review is from: John Adams Speaks for Freedom (Stories of Famous Americans) (Paperback)
The reading level is on the easy side of level 3, in my opinion. This is good for *some* background on Adams, but it does not cover his eloquence or genius. For those traits, Jefferson gets all the glory (which is not untypical.)
Nice information on Abigail. Good illustrations.
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This review is from: John Adams Speaks for Freedom (Stories of Famous Americans) (Paperback)
My second grade son and I have enjoyed reading this and the other Stories of Famous Americans. We are studying early American History and I really enjoy offering him readers with historical content. He enjoyed this story so much, he has decided to pursue a law degree and become a politician himself(for this week!). I love books that encourage him to reach for the stars.
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This review is from: John Adams Speaks for Freedom (Stories of Famous Americans) (Paperback)
A few years ago we mada trip to the Washington Mall and the Smithsonian at the same time we were going to war in Iraq. The mood of the crowd was very somber. The grandness of the Mall somehow seemed even grander. If you can't afford a trip to the Mall, at least you can expose yourself to one of our nation's greatest heroes. We thought at the time that every soldier should get a chance to visit the Washington Monument before going off to fight. We also think that every schoolboy should read a little of out nation's greatest leaders before we send them off to vote at age 18.
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