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Give Me Liberty
ISBN: 9780060744236 / Angielski / Miękka / 376 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. An exciting novel for tweens that captures the dawn of the American Revolution. Life is tough for thirteen-year-old Nathaniel Dunn, an indentured servant in colonial Virginia. Then in a twist of luck, he meets Basil, a kind schoolmaster, and an arrangement is struck lending Nathaniel's labor to a Williamsburg carriage maker. Basil introduces Nathaniel to music, books, and philosophies that open his mind to new attitudes about equality. The year is 1775, and as colonists voice their rage over England's taxation, Patrick Henry's words "give me liberty, or... An exciting novel for tweens that captures the dawn of the American Revolution. Life is tough for thirteen-year-old Nathanie... |
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33,18 zł |
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Finding Providence: The Story of Roger Williams
ISBN: 9780064442169 / Angielski / Miękka / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. The year is 1635, and Mary Williams and her family live in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Her father, Roger, is on trial for preaching new ideas about freedom. When found guilty, he flees into the cold, telling Mary that she must trust in God's providence to see him to safety. Roger's only hope of survival lies with the Narragansett Indians. Will Mary ever see her father again? The year is 1635, and Mary Williams and her family live in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Her father, Roger, is on trial for preaching new ideas abo... |
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21,12 zł |
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Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison
ISBN: 9780064461627 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. In this classic frontier adventure, Lois Lenskireconstructs the real life story of Mary Jemison, who was captured in a raid as young girl and raised amongst the Seneca Indians. Meticulously researched and illustrated with many detailed drawings, this novel offers an exceptionally vivid and personal portrait of Native American life and customs. In this classic frontier adventure, Lois Lenskireconstructs the real life story of Mary Jemison, who was captured in a raid as young girl and raise... |
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33,18 zł |
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Arrow Over the Door
ISBN: 9780141305714 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. For young Samuel Russell, the summer of 1777 is a time of fear. The British Army is approaching, and the Indians in the area seem ready to attack. To Stands Straight, a young Abenaki Indian scouting for King George, Americans are dangerous enemies who threaten his family and home. When Stands Straight's party enters the Quaker Meetinghouse where Samuel worships, the two boys share an encounter that neither will ever forget. Told in alternating viewpoints, The Arrow over the Door is based on a true story. Illustrated by James Watling. "Thoughtful and eminently readable."...
For young Samuel Russell, the summer of 1777 is a time of fear. The British Army is approaching, and the Indians in the area seem ready to attack. To ...
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29,16 zł |
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Blood on the River: James Town, 1607
ISBN: 9780142409329 / Angielski / Miękka / 237 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. Twelve-year-old Samuel Collier is a lowly commoner on the streets of London. So when he becomes the page of Captain John Smith and boards the Susan Constant, bound for the New World, he can't believe his good fortune. He's heard that gold washes ashore with every tide. But beginning with the stormy journey and his first contact with the native people, he realizes that the New World is nothing like he imagined. The lush Virginia shore where they establish the colony of James Town is both beautiful and forbidding, and it's hard to know who's a friend or foe. As he learns the language of the...
Twelve-year-old Samuel Collier is a lowly commoner on the streets of London. So when he becomes the page of Captain John Smith and boards the Susan Co...
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33,18 zł |
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A Ride Into Morning: The Story of Tempe Wick
ISBN: 9780152046835 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. The Revolutionary War is raging. General Wayne's soldiers are freezing, underpaid, and resentful. Whispers of mutiny abound.
A stone's throw from the restless camp, Tempe Wick wages her own battle for survival. Despite her efforts, she fears she won't be able to feed her family, care for her ailing mother, or maintain her farm for long. As the whispers get louder, the soldiers get bolder. Mutiny is imminent. And Tempe faces a gut-wrenching decision: Should she join the revolt? Ann Rinaldi's dramatic story is based on the legend of America's Tempe Wick. Reader's guide... The Revolutionary War is raging. General Wayne's soldiers are freezing, underpaid, and resentful. Whispers of mutiny abound.
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81,28 zł |
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The Secret of Sarah Revere
ISBN: 9780152046842 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. Thirteen-year-old Sarah Revere knows her father is a hero. But she also knows that Paul Revere guards a secret about the start of the Revolutionary War that he'll tell no one--not his new wife, not his best friend, not even his trusted daughter. It seems everyone in her family has secrets. Sarah's even got one of her own--and it's tearing her apart.
Reader's guide included. Thirteen-year-old Sarah Revere knows her father is a hero. But she also knows that Paul Revere guards a secret about the start of the Revolutionary Wa...
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37,20 zł |
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The Fifth of March: A Story of the Boston Massacre
ISBN: 9780152050788 / Angielski / Miękka / 333 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. "Carefully researched and lovingly written, Rinaldi's latest presents a girl indentured to John and Abigail Adams during the tense period surrounding the 1770 Massacre. . . . Fortuitously timed, a novel that illuminates a moment from our past that has strong parallels to recent events. Bibliography."--Kirkus Reviews "Carefully researched and lovingly written, Rinaldi's latest presents a girl indentured to John and Abigail Adams during the tense period surroundi... |
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37,20 zł |
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Guns for General Washington: A Story of the American Revolution
ISBN: 9780152164355 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. Seymour Reit re-creates the true story of Will Knox, a nineteen-year-old boy who undertook the daring and dangerous task of transporting 183 cannons from New York s Fort Ticonderoga to Boston--in the dead of winter--to help George Washington win an important battle.
" Seymour Reit re-creates the true story of Will Knox, a nineteen-year-old boy who undertook the daring and dangerous task of transporting 183 cannons f...
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33,18 zł |
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond
ISBN: 9780395071144 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. Sixteen-year-old Kit Tyler is marked by suspicion and disapproval from the moment she arrives on the unfamiliar shores of colonial Connecticut in 1687. Alone and desperate, she has been forced to leave her beloved home on the island of Barbados and join a family she has never met. Torn between her quest for belonging and her desire to be true to herself, Kit struggles to survive in a hostile place. Just when it seems she must give up, she finds a kindred spirit. But Kit's friendship with Hannah Tupper, believed by the colonists to be a witch, proves more taboo than she could have imagined... Sixteen-year-old Kit Tyler is marked by suspicion and disapproval from the moment she arrives on the unfamiliar shores of colonial Connecticut in 1... |
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77,42 zł |
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Elizabeth's Jamestown Colony Diaries: Book One: Our Strange New Land
ISBN: 9780439368988 / Angielski / Miękka / 109 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. Award-winning author Pat Hermes tells the story of Elizabeth Barker, whose family sails from Plymouth, England, to Jamestown, Virginia, in 1609. This book helps to relaunch the My America series.
In May 1607, 3 ships sailed up the James River in Virginia. In the riverbank marshes, they made land and hung the flag--England's flag--establishing the first permanent English colony in Jamestown, Virginia. In 1609, the first ship carrying women and children arrived. After 71 days at sea, nine-year-old Elizabeth Barker is thrilled to be on dry land. Lizzie keeps a journal for Caleb, her twin... Award-winning author Pat Hermes tells the story of Elizabeth Barker, whose family sails from Plymouth, England, to Jamestown, Virginia, in 1609. This ...
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25,14 zł |
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My Brother Sam Is Dead (Scholastic Gold)
ISBN: 9780439783606 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. All his life, Tim Meeker has looked up to his brother Sam. Sam's smart and brave -- and is now a part of the American Revolution. Not everyone in town wants to be a part of the rebellion. Most are supporters of the British -- including Tim and Sam's father. With the war soon raging, Tim know he'll have to make a choice -- between the Revolutionaries and the Redcoats . . . and between his brother and his father.
All his life, Tim Meeker has looked up to his brother Sam. Sam's smart and brave -- and is now a part of the American Revolution. Not everyone in town...
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33,18 zł |
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Jump Ship to Freedom
ISBN: 9780440443230 / Angielski / Miękka / 198 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. Young Daniel Arabus and his mother are slaves in the house of Captain Ivers of Stratford, Connecticut. By law they should be free, since Daniel's father fought in the Revolutionary army and earned enough in soldiers' notes to buy his family's freedom.
But now Daniel's father is dead, and Mrs. Ivers has taken the notes from his mother. When Daniel bravely steals the notes back, a furious Captain Ivers forces him aboard a ship bound for the West Indies--and certain slavery. Even if Daniel can manage to jump ship in New York, will he be able to travel the long and dangerous road to... Young Daniel Arabus and his mother are slaves in the house of Captain Ivers of Stratford, Connecticut. By law they should be free, since Daniel's fath...
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29,16 zł |
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My Brother Sam Is Dead
ISBN: 9780590427920 / Angielski / Miękka (mass market paperbound / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. Young Tim Meeker is caught between his brother's patriotism and his father's Tory sympathies in this story of the American Revolution.
Young Tim Meeker is caught between his brother's patriotism and his father's Tory sympathies in this story of the American Revolution.
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33,18 zł |
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The Court-Martial of Daniel Boone
ISBN: 9780595089901 / Angielski / Miękka / 324 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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96,53 zł |
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Flight to Jewell Island
ISBN: 9780595163373 / Angielski / Miękka / 148 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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53,46 zł |
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American Privateer
ISBN: 9780595317394 / Angielski / Miękka / 116 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Patrick Harrell's life was at a dead end as he helped deliver ale to the local taverns in Gloucester, Massachusetts, in the year 1778. The orphaned fourteen year-old boy was mistreated by Eli Smith, the wagon driver, who claimed to be protecting the youngster, but in reality mocked him and used him as an unpaid servant.
Patrick is spotted by Captain Robert Morton, the captain of the American privateer ship "Freeport." The captain invites Patrick to join the crew of the "Freeport" as an apprentice seaman and helmsman. Patrick sees the invitation as a way out of his unhappy life. During the... Patrick Harrell's life was at a dead end as he helped deliver ale to the local taverns in Gloucester, Massachusetts, in the year 1778. The orphaned fo...
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45,09 zł |
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The Foothill Spirits--Book Two : Shawnees & Runaway Slaves
ISBN: 9780595382460 / Angielski / Miękka / 156 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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63,02 zł |
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Critters of Cane Creek
ISBN: 9780595432417 / Angielski / Miękka / 72 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. "Critters of Cane Creek" is about a family of animals who were affected by the Quaker Friends that settled the southern part of Alamance County. The main character is a squirrel by the name of Aubrey who will entertain you with historical events that happened as he was growing up.
Aubrey and his best pal, Kyle experience the settling of the area and evade the cook pots of the humans as they share with the reader a funny and amusing look at history in this area of North Carolina. The lives of the "Critters" covers the period from the first Friends who came to Cane Creek to the... "Critters of Cane Creek" is about a family of animals who were affected by the Quaker Friends that settled the southern part of Alamance County. The m...
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43,88 zł |
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Journey's Edge
ISBN: 9780595439652 / Angielski / Miękka / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. "Journey's Edge" is a humanistic story-partly true and partly fictionalized-of generations of a family named Whitney. From the seventeenth century into the twentieth century, offspring of John Whitney make their way from Massachusetts to Iowa. The natural style of the writing in "Journey's Edge" draws the reader into the lives of the men, women and children of this brave clan of people. Colonial life in New England sets the stage for the opening of the book. As John Whitney begins life in the Boston area, he has to find a house to live in and establish his business as a tailor. His children...
"Journey's Edge" is a humanistic story-partly true and partly fictionalized-of generations of a family named Whitney. From the seventeenth century int...
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48,67 zł |
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