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The American Story: 100 True Tales from American History

The American Story: 100 True Tales from American History Hardcover - 2006

by Jennifer Armstrong

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With full-color illustrations throughout, this book is destined to be a classic alongside "The 20th Century Children's Book Treasury." The perfect gift for Americans of every age, Tom Browkaw called "The American Story," "Lively and engaging... a wonderful gift."

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Random House Children's Books, 2006. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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  • Title The American Story: 100 True Tales from American History
  • Author Jennifer Armstrong
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Acceptable
  • Pages 368
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Random House Children's Books, New York
  • Date 2006
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G0375812563I5N00
  • ISBN 9780375812569 / 0375812563
  • Weight 3.61 lbs (1.64 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.94 x 9.3 x 1.09 in (27.79 x 23.62 x 2.77 cm)
  • Ages 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Reading level 1050
  • Library of Congress subjects United States - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005034822
  • Dewey Decimal Code 973

From the publisher

Ever since the first grade, Jennifer Armstrong knew that she would become an author. She loved making up stories and sharing them with others. Her family treasured books and this led her to become an avid reader of all types of fiction. It was no surprise when she chose to study English and American Literature at Smith College in Massachusetts.

Armstrong is the author of over 50 books for children from kindergarten through high school. Best known for writing historical fiction, she has also been successful in
creating picture books, easy readers, chapter books, young adult novels, as well as nonfiction.

Armstrong, who grew up outside of New York City, now lives in Saratoga Springs, New York.

Jennifer Armstrong is the winner of the Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World. Many of her books have been designated as Notable Books by the American Library Association and the International Reading Association.

For more information on Jennifer Armstrong, visit her website at www.jennifer-armstrong.com, or read her blog at www.jennifer-armstrong.blogspot.com.

Media reviews

“This lively and engaging collection of stories recounting American history is a wonderful gift not only to the children of this country but also their parents. I can’t wait to share it with my grandchildren.”

–Tom Brokaw

Citations

  • Booklist, 08/01/2006, Page 69
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 10/01/2006, Page 54
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2007, Page 186
  • Kirkus Best Children's Books, 12/01/2006, Page 3
  • Kirkus Review - Children, 07/15/2006, Page 719
  • School Library Journal, 08/01/2006, Page 133

About the author

Ever since the first grade, Jennifer Armstrong knew that she would become an author. She loved making up stories and sharing them with others. Her family treasured books and this led her to become an avid reader of all types of fiction. It was no surprise when she chose to study English and American Literature at Smith College in Massachusetts.

Armstrong is the author of over 50 books for children from kindergarten through high school. Best known for writing historical fiction, she has also been successful in
creating picture books, easy readers, chapter books, young adult novels, as well as nonfiction.

Armstrong, who grew up outside of New York City, now lives in Saratoga Springs, New York.

Jennifer Armstrong is the winner of the Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World. Many of her books have been designated as Notable Books by the American Library Association and the International Reading Association.

For more information on Jennifer Armstrong, visit her website at www.jennifer-armstrong.com, or read her blog at www.jennifer-armstrong.blogspot.com.

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