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It was a great book.
I think this book is a very great book! I would recomend it to everyone. You do not need to like biography to read this book! I could sort of relate to Daisy "Juliette" Everybody should read it!

A fun read! Very highly recommended
The bodacious Juliette "Daisy" Gordon never hesitated to prove that girls and can do anything boys can do. During the first five years of her life Daisy knew the deprivations of the south during the waning years of the Civil War. She also knew the pleasures of playing in the woods with friends. After General Sherman captured Savannah, Daisy and her family traveled north to Chicago to seek refuge with her mother's family. When the war ended and her northern neighbors celebrated, one small voice cheered the south and sang Dixie. Such bold defense of the south characterized Daisy's strength and loyalty. Disappointed
As a dedicated Girl Scout volunteer, I bought several of these books thinking I would donate them to local schools.I was very disappointed when I discovered that the story starts with Juliette at about age 5 defending the Confederacy, with family slaves packing for her trip north to escape the war.As an adult I respect the Southern heritage which I share myself.But this is such a contoversial topic I find it difficult to understand why a book for children would start here.I gave the books to my adult friends but would not recommend it for children.Of all the things that Juliette Low did, said and accomplished, I'm confused why a children's author would put such emphasis on this part of her life when she was only 5 years old. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1860-1927    2. Biographical - United States    3. Childhood and youth    4. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    5. Children: Grades 4-6    6. Children: Grades 4-6    7. Fiction    8. Historical - General    9. Juvenile Fiction    10. Juvenile Historical Fiction    11. Low, Juliette Gordon,    12. Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Women   

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boy pioneer!
In keeping with the Centennial of Flight -- Rebeccasreads recommends this book as a look at how Eddie Rickenbacker, an Ohio farm boy with Swiss roots, grew up to become a World War 1 Flying Ace, a founder of our commercial aviation, a pioneer racecar driver & the owner of no less than the famed Indianpolis 500 Speedway. An upbeat and inspirational biography
Very nicely written for the young reader by Kathryn Cleven Sisson, Eddie Rickenbacker: Boy Pilot And Racer is the latest of the Patria Press "Young Patriots Series", a collection of biographical books celebrating the achievements of youthful American heroes and heroines. Children will avidly follow the daring exploits of a young man with flying in his blood, who would one day become a World War I Flying Ace and winner of the Medal of Honor. Enhanced with black/white illustrations by Cathy Morrison, Eddie Rickenbacker: Boy Pilot And Racer is an upbeat and inspirational biography for young grade-school level readers which would make a welcome addition to any school or community library collection! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1890-1973    2. Air pilots, Military    3. Automobile racing drivers    4. Biographical - United States    5. Biography    6. Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology    7. Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation    8. Childhood and youth    9. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography    10. Children: Grades 4-6    11. Children: Grades 4-6    12. Juvenile Fiction    13. Juvenile Historical Fiction    14. Juvenile literature    15. Rickenbacker, Eddie,    16. Sports & Recreation - General    17. Transportation - Aviation    18. Transportation - General    19. United States    20. Historical figures    21. Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology    22. Rickenbacker, Eddie    23. USA   

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Features an easy, flowing narrative style
Written by Miriam E. Audubon especially for young readers ages 8-12, and illustrated by Cathy Morrison, John Audubon: Young Naturalist is a biography of the adolescence and young adulthood of famous naturalist John Audubon, whose talent for exquisitely and accurately painting birds and learning about wildlife amassed a great legacy that endures proudly to this day. Chronicling him from his early youth to when he met and grew close to the woman he would later marry, John Audubon: Young Naturalist features an easy, flowing narrative style steeped heavily in painstaking research but also woven together with storytelling flair. Now in a new edition, John Audubon: Young Naturalist is twelfth in the Young Patriots series of biographies and especially recommended for grade school libraries.

Highly recommended by Allbooks Reviews
Genre: Children's Fictional Biographies
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Subjects:  1. Animals - Birds    2. Art - Drawing    3. Artists    4. Biography & Autobiography - Art    5. Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology    6. Birds    7. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography    8. Children: Grades 4-6    9. Fiction    10. Juvenile Fine Arts    11. Juvenile Nonfiction    12. Juvenile Zoological Sciences    13. Naturalists    14. Artists, designers, photographers    15. Birds & birdwatching    16. Historical figures    17. Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology   

Subjects:  1. 1819-1893    2. Baseball players    3. Biography    4. Biography & Autobiography - Historical    5. Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation    6. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography    7. Children: Grades 4-6    8. Doubleday, Abner,    9. Juvenile Fiction    10. Juvenile literature    11. Sports & Recreation - Baseball    12. United States    13. Juvenile Fiction / Sports & Recreation / Baseball    14. Sporting stories   

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A dramatic historical narrative
The latest in the "Young Patriots" series of young adult novels, George Rogers Clark: Boy Of The Northwest Frontier by Katharine E. Wilie is a dramatic historical narrative of the childhood of George Rogers Clark, who would grow up to be a Revolutionary War general and famous explorer, as well as an inspiration for his younger brother William who would one day lead the Lewis & Clark expedition. Cathy Morrison's black-and-white illustrations bring this adventurous narrative to life; a tale that captures the imagination and introduces young people to American history through the eyes of those who grew up in the midst of critical events. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1752-1818    2. Biography    3. Biography & Autobiography - Historical    4. Childhood andyouth    5. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography    6. Children: Grades 4-6    7. Clark, George Rogers,    8. Frontier and pioneer life    9. Generals    10. History - Military & Wars    11. History - United States/Colonial & Revolutionary    12. Juvenile Nonfiction    13. Juvenile literature    14. Northwest, Old    15. Pioneer children    16. United States    17. American history: c 1500 to c 1800    18. Biography: historical    19. Juvenile Nonfiction / History / Exploration & Discovery    20. USA    21. c 1700 to c 1800   

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A great book
Amelia Earhart is a very good book. I think every child ages 9 - 12 should read Amelia Earhart because it teaches them to do what you want to do. Amelia's dad was trying to stop her but Amelia said it was her dream to fly. Amelia always liked to see the airplanes take off to fly. I think Amelia Earhart is a very excellent book.

I enjoyed reading this wonderful story about Amelia Earhart.
Once I started reading this book, I had a hard time putting it down.I thought this was a super book and I can't wait to read more of the "Young Patriots Series."I highly recommend this book to kids myown age (10 years old). Entertaining and inspiring
Amelia Earhart, Young Air Pioneer is well written, delightful and nicely illustrated.A geat read for both boys and girls, ages 8-12, and sure to entertain and inspire. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Air pilots    2. Biographical - United States    3. Biography    4. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    5. Children: Grades 4-6    6. Children: Grades 4-6    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Juvenile Historical Fiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Transportation - Airplanes    11. United States    12. Women air pilots    13. Explorers & discoverers    14. Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Historical    15. Biography & Autobiography - Historical    16. Juvenile Nonfiction    17. Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology   

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Definitively researched and superbly presented
Lew Wallace grew up to be a governor, foreign minister, Civil War general, inventor, and artist. But he is best known today as the author of the novel Ben-Hur. Lew Wallace: Boy Writer is the latest entry in the Patria Press "Young Patriots" series and the fascinating story of Wallace as a Midwest American youth who grew up like other boys of his era -- including the occasional playing of hooky from school! Martha Schaaf has definitively researched and superbly presented the life of Wallace from the age of 5 through 19. Also very highly recommended in this outstanding series are: Amelia Earhart: Young Air Pioneer (1882859022, [price]) and William Henry Harrison: Young Tippecanoe (1882859030, [price]. All three titles would make a popular and much appreciated addition to any personal, school or community library biography collection for young readers.

Story AND history
Before he grew up to become the author of the best-selling novel, "Ben-Hur," inventor and Civil War general, Lew Wallace was a young boy playing in the midwestern fields and streams who would rather draw than spell, and would rather read than do math. Kids will cheer for Lew's dramatic rescue of his baby brother from beneath the wheels of the family carriage, share his joy at discovering the world of books, and feel his pain at the punishment he suffered in the schoolroom.Read more

Subjects:  1. 1827-1905    2. Authors, American    3. Biographical - United States    4. Childhood and youth    5. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    6. Children: Grades 4-6    7. Children: Grades 4-6    8. Fiction    9. Juvenile Fiction    10. Juvenile Historical Fiction    11. Statesmen    12. Wallace, Lew,    13. Historical figures    14. Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Literary    15. Writers, poets & dramatists    16. Juvenile Nonfiction    17. Biography & Autobiography - Historical    18. Biographical fiction   

Subjects:  1. 1737-1793    2. Biographical - United States    3. Biography    4. Biography & Autobiography - Historical    5. Childhood and youth    6. Children's 9-12    7. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography    8. Children: Grades 4-6    9. General    10. Hancock, John,    11. Historical - United States - Colonial    12. History - United States/Colonial & Revolutionary    13. Juvenile Fiction    14. Juvenile Historical Fiction    15. Juvenile literature    16. Statesmen    17. United States    18. Historical figures    19. Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Historical   

Subjects:  1. 1753-1784    2. African American poets    3. Biographical - United States    4. Biography    5. Biography & Autobiography - Cultural Heritage    6. Biography & Autobiography - Literary    7. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography    8. Children: Grades 4-6    9. Children: Grades 4-6    10. Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775    11. Historical - United States - Colonial    12. Juvenile Fiction    13. Juvenile Historical Fiction    14. Juvenile literature    15. Poets, American    16. Slaves    17. United States    18. Wheatley, Phillis,    19. Fiction    20. Juvenile Fiction / Biographical / United States   

Subjects:  1. 1911-1972    2. Biographical - United States    3. Biography    4. Biography & Autobiography - Cultural Heritage    5. Biography & Autobiography - Music    6. Biography & Autobiography - People of Color    7. Biography & Autobiography - Social Activists    8. Children's 9-12 - Biography / Autobiography    9. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography    10. Children: Grades 4-6    11. Gospel musicians    12. Jackson, Mahalia,    13. Juvenile Fiction    14. Juvenile literature    15. People & Places - United States - African-American    16. United States    17. Composers & musicians    18. Ethnic studies    19. Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / People of Color    20. Multiculturalism    21. USA   

Subjects:  1. Abolitionists    2. African American abolitionists    3. Antislavery movements    4. Biographical - United States    5. Biography    6. Children's 9-12 - Fiction - General    7. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    8. Children: Grades 4-6    9. Historical - United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877)    10. Juvenile Fiction    11. Juvenile Historical Fiction    12. Juvenile literature    13. People & Places - United States - African-American    14. United States    15. Fiction    16. Juvenile Fiction / Historical / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)   

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A Great Read
William Henry Harrison, second book in the Young Patriots Series, doesn't disappoint, but makes an excellent read, and both entertains and educates.The illustratins are simply wonderful and truly enhance the story. Geared to the 8 to 12 year old, it's a must on every family bookshelf!

A welcome, highly recommended biography for kids.
William Henry Harrison holds the distinction of being the United States President who delivered the longest inaugural address and served the shortest time (30 days) before he also became the first president to die inoffice. William Henry Harrison: Young Tippecanoe is a superb biography foryoung readers ages 8 to 12, written by the late Howard Peckham, andoriginally published in 1951. Featuring the childhood adventures of ourninth president (including the thrilling rescue of his sister from drowningwhen he was only seven, and the courageous capture of a British soldierjust one year later when he was eight, William Henry Harrison is a welcome,very highly recommended addition to school and community biographycollections for children and part of the Patria Press newly designed"Young Patriots" series. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1773-1841    2. Biography & Autobiography - U.S. Presidents & First Ladies    3. Childhood and youth    4. Children's 9-12 - Biography / Autobiography    5. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography    6. Children: Grades 4-6    7. Harrison, William Henry,    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Presidents