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Shh! We're Writing the Constitution

Shh! We're Writing the Constitution - Paperback

by Jean Fritz
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Availability:In StockContributor:Jean Fritz, Tomie dePaola (Illustrator)Audience:Ages 9-12Publish date:1997-12-29Pages:64
Language:EnglishPublisher:Paperstar BookISBN-13:9780698116245ISBN-10:698116240UPC:9780698116245Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:History, Law & Crime, Biography & AutobiographyBook Topic:United States, Presidents & First Families (U.S.)Size:9.00 x 6.72 x 0.19 inchesWeight:0.3704Product ID:SCQRV9Q13Y
Go behind the scenes at the Constitutional Convention, thanks to award-winning author Jean Fritz's words!

This factual gem that's written with Newbery Honor author Jean Fritz's humorous touch chronicles the hot summer of 1787 where fifty-five delegates from thirteen states huddled together in the strictest secrecy in Philadelphia to draw up the constitution of the United States!

Includes a copy of the Constitution and those who signed it!

"An informative, interesting, and immensely readable account of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 . . . An excellent choice for introducing young readers to the complexities of the constitution."--School Library Journal
Language:EnglishPublisher:Paperstar BookISBN-13:9780698116245ISBN-10:698116240UPC:9780698116245Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:History, Law & Crime, Biography & AutobiographyBook Topic:United States, Presidents & First Families (U.S.)Size:9.00 x 6.72 x 0.19 inchesWeight:0.3704Product ID:SCQRV9Q13Y
Acclaimed biographer, Jean Fritz, was born in China to American missionaries on November 16, 1915. Living there until she was almost thirteen sparked a lifelong interest in American history. She wrote about her childhood in China in Homesick, My Own Story, a Newbery Honor Book and winner of the National Book Award.
Ms. Fritz was the author of forty-five books for children and young people. Many center on historical American figures, gaining her a reputation as the premier author of biographies for children and young people.
Among the other prestigious awards Ms. Fritz has garnered are: the National Humanities Medal, the Children's Literature Legacy Award, the May Hill Arbuthnot Lecture Award. the Christopher Award, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Non-Fiction Award, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, and many ALA Notable Books of the Year, School Library Journal Best Books of the Year, and ALA Booklist Editors' Choice Awards.
She passed away on May 14, 2017.
Publisher: Paperstar Book

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