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We Were There, Too! : Young People in U. S. History (National Book Award Finalist) by Phillip Hoose (2001, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherFarrar, Straus & Giroux
ISBN-100374382522
ISBN-139780374382520
eBay Product ID (ePID)1919553
Product Key Features
Book TitleWe Were There, Too! : Young People in U. S. History (National Book Award Finalist)
Number of Pages276 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicChildren's Studies, Sociology / General, Biography & Autobiography / Historical, General, History / United States / General, People & Places / United States / General
Publication Year2001
IllustratorYes
GenreSocial Science, Juvenile Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorPhillip Hoose
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight45.5 Oz
Item Length10.2 in
Item Width10.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN99-089052
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"A treasure chest of history come to life, this is an inspired collection. Readers could easily get lost in it by simply dipping into one compelling story after another . . . Because the book is packed with historical documents, evocatively illustrated . . . and full of eyewitness quotations, it should prove valuable to young historians and researchers." -- Starred, School Library Journal, "A treasure chest of history come to life, this is an inspired collection. Readers could easily get lost in it by simply dipping into one compelling story after another . . . Because the book is packed with historical documents, evocatively illustrated . . . and full fo eyewitness quotations, it should prove valuable to young historians and researchers." -Starred,School Library Journal, "A treasure chest of history come to life, this is an inspired collection. Readers could easily get lost in it by simply dipping into one compelling story after another . . . Because the book is packed with historical documents, evocatively illustrated . . . and full of eyewitness quotations, it should prove valuable to young historians and researchers." - Starred, School Library Journal, "A treasure chest of history come to life, this is an inspired collection. Readers could easily get lost in it by simply dipping into one compelling story after another . . . Because the book is packed with historical documents, evocatively illustrated . . . and full fo eyewitness quotations, it should prove valuable to young historians and researchers." - Starred, School Library Journal, *"A treasure chest of history come to life, this is an inspired collection. Readers could easily get lost in it by simply dipping into one compelling story after another . . . Because the book is packed with historical documents, evocatively illustrated . . . and full fo eyewitness quotations, it should prove valuable to young historians and researchers." -Starred, School Library Journal, A treasure chest of history come to life, this is an inspired collection. Readers could easily get lost in it by simply dipping into one compelling story after another . . . Because the book is packed with historical documents, evocatively illustrated . . . and full of eyewitness quotations, it should prove valuable to young historians and researchers.
Grade FromFourth Grade
Grade ToEighth Grade
Dewey Decimal973
Synopsis"This may be the most exhilarating and revelatory history of our country. It is must reading for today's youth-as well as their elders." --Studs Terkel From the boys who sailed with Columbus to today's young activists, this unique book brings to life the contributions of young people throughout American history. Based on primary sources and including 160 authentic images, this handsome oversized volume highlights the fascinating stories of more than 70 young people from diverse cultures. Young readers will be hooked into history as they meet individuals their own age who were caught up in our country's most dramatic moments-Olaudah Equiano, kidnapped from his village in western Africa and forced into slavery, Anyokah, who helped her father create a written Cherokee language, Johnny Clem, the nine-year-old drummer boy who became a Civil War hero, and Jessica Govea, a teenager who risked joining Cesar Chavez's fight for a better life for farmworkers. Throughout, Philip Hoose's own lively, knowledgeable voice provides a rich historical context-making this not only a great reference-but a great read. The first U.S. history book of this scope to focus on the role young people have played in the making of our country, its compelling stories combine to tell our larger national story, one that prompts Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States , to comment, "This is an extraordinary book-wonderfully readable, inspiring to young and old alike, and unique." We Were There, Too is a 2001 National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature., "This may be the most exhilarating and revelatory history of our country. It is must reading for today's youth-as well as their elders." --Studs Terkel From the boys who sailed with Columbus to today's young activists, this unique book brings to life the contributions of young people throughout American history. Based on primary sources and including 160 authentic images, this handsome oversized volume highlights the fascinating stories of more than 70 young people from diverse cultures. Young readers will be hooked into history as they meet individuals their own age who were caught up in our country's most dramatic moments-Olaudah Equiano, kidnapped from his village in western Africa and forced into slavery, Anyokah, who helped her father create a written Cherokee language, Johnny Clem, the nine-year-old drummer boy who became a Civil War hero, and Jessica Govea, a teenager who risked joining Cesar Chavez's fight for a better life for farmworkers. Throughout, Philip Hoose's own lively, knowledgeable voice provides a rich historical context-making this not only a great reference-but a great read. The first U.S. history book of this scope to focus on the role young people have played in the making of our country, its compelling stories combine to tell our larger national story, one that prompts Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States , to comment, "This is an extraordinary book-wonderfully readable, inspiring to young and old alike, and unique." We Were There, Too! is a 2001 National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature., *"A treasure chest of history come to life, this is an inspired collection. Readers could easily get lost in it by simply dipping into one compelling story after another . . . Because the book is packed with historical documents, evocatively illustrated . . . and full fo eyewitness quotations, it should prove valuable to young historians and researchers." -Starred, School Library Journal
LC Classification NumberE178.3.H74 2001
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- May 07, 2019
We were there too!
A great complilation of stories,in an easy to read format.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
