One-Minute Stories of Great Americans

by Shari Lewis (Adapter)

Other authorsRobert Barrett (Illustrator)
Hardcover, 1990

Status

Available

Call number

J2T.013

Publication

Doubleday Books for Young Readers (Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group)

Pages

45

Description

Twenty biographical sketches of inspirational figures in United States history designed for reading in one minute or less. Includes George Washington, Walt Whitman, Susan B. Anthony, Martin Luther King, Jr., Helen Keller, and others.

Description

The stories of twenty American heroes and heroines come to life as Shari Lewis retells them in her enormously successful One-Minute format. Featuring such great figures as Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King, Jr., these stories are ideal for parents who want to get children excited about learning our country's history. Full-color throughout.

Table of Contents:
Christopher Colombus.
Captain John Smith and Pocohontas.
George Washington.
Benjamin Franklin.
Paul Revere.
Thomas Jefferson.
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark.
Andrew Jackson.
Abraham Lincoln.
Robert E. Lee.
Clara Barton.
Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse.
Theodore Roosevelt.
The Wright Brothers.
Susan B. Anthony.
Thomas Edison.
Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan.
George Washington Carver.
John Glenn and Neil Armstrong.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Collection

Barcode

7823

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

45 p.; 10.5 inches

ISBN

0385244487 / 9780385244480

Call number

J2T.013
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