Make Way for Sam Houston |
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Author:
| Fritz, Jean |
ISBN: | 978-0-698-11646-7 |
Publication Date: | Jul 1998 |
Publisher: | Penguin Young Readers Group
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Imprint: | Puffin Books |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $7.99 |
Book Description:
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Colorful Sam Houston leaps to life in the pages of this fresh and funny biography, set against the story of Texas's fight for independence from Mexico. "Lively, readable, and solidly researched, this is the kind of biography every child needs." --
Booklist, starred review "Jean Fritz has done it again. Her writing turns this larger-than-life character into a very real person." --
School Library Journal, starred review "Young readers...
More DescriptionColorful Sam Houston leaps to life in the pages of this fresh and funny biography, set against the story of Texas's fight for independence from Mexico.
"Lively, readable, and solidly researched, this is the kind of biography every child needs." --Booklist, starred review
"Jean Fritz has done it again. Her writing turns this larger-than-life character into a very real person." --School Library Journal, starred review
"Young readers will find the book fast-paced and fact-packed." -- The New York Times Book Review
Jean Fritz lives in Dobbs Ferry, New York.