John Hancock: Independent Boy (9) (Young Patriots series) - Hardcover

Sisson, Kathryn Cleven

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9781882859450: John Hancock: Independent Boy (9) (Young Patriots series)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1882859456 ISBN 13: 9781882859450

Publisher: Patria Press, Inc, 2005

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The life of John Hancock, contemporary of Samuel Adams and Paul Revere and first to sign the Declaration of Independence is featured in this volume of the Young Patriots series. Detailing Hancock's early years, this work focuses on his relationship with boyhood friend John Adams and his academic struggles with what he would later become most famous for—his writings. Hancock's famous achievements later in life are also chronicled, from attending the Boston Tea Party to becoming president of the Continental Congress. The entirety of his life is colorfully illustrated with renderings that convey the drama of the birth of the United States.

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From the Author:

Kathryn Cleven Sisson was the author of Eddie Rickenbacker and Famous American Patriots for Young People, which won the Dolley Madison Award from the Sons of the American Revolution. Cathy Morrison is the illustrator of Ignacio's Chair and the Young Patriots series. She is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and Picturebookartists.org. She lives in Denver, Colorado.

Review:

"Hook kids on history with this series." —Learning Magazine.

"This series is a must-have to teach children about America's heritage." —Wee Ones Magazine

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