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From Slave to Soldier: Based on a True Civil War Story (Ready-to-Reads)
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From Slave to Soldier: Based on a True Civil War Story (Ready-to-Reads) Paperback - 2007

by Hopkinson, Deborah

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With simple but engaging text, paintings, and an illuminating author's note telling the true account of a young slave who joins the Union Army, this tale of a real person's role in the Civil War is ideal for beginning readers and burgeoning history buffs. Full color.

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Simon Spotlight. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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  • Title From Slave to Soldier: Based on a True Civil War Story (Ready-to-Reads)
  • Author Hopkinson, Deborah
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 48
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Simon Spotlight, U.S.A.
  • Date January 9, 2007
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # N12R-01143
  • ISBN 9780689839665 / 0689839669
  • Weight 0.19 lbs (0.09 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.9 x 6 x 0.12 in (22.61 x 15.24 x 0.30 cm)
  • Ages 06 to 08 years
  • Grade levels 1 - 3
  • Reading level 530
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
    • Chronological Period: 1851-1899
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Topical: Civil War
    • Topical: Easy Readers
  • Library of Congress subjects African Americans, Slavery
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004026933
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Citations

  • Black Issues Book Review, 01/01/2007, Page 32

About the author

Deborah Hopkinson is the author of numerous award-winning children's books, including Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt, winner of the International Literacy 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 of Night. She lives in Oregon. Visit her online at DeborahHopkinson.com.

Brian Floca is the author and illustrator of the acclaimed picture books Locomotive, winner of the Caldecott Medal and a New York Times bestseller; Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11; and Lightship, each a Robert F. Sibert Honor Book. He is the illustrator of numerous additional books, including Avi's Poppy series. You can visit him online at BrianFloca.com.