Dangerous Crossing: The Revolutionary Voyage of John Quincy Adams - Couverture rigide

Krensky, Stephen

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0525469664 ISBN 13 : 9780525469667

Editeur : Dutton Books for Young Readers, 2004

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

"I did not have the kind of childhood most people would choose to write about. It was happy and uneventful, with only the occasional bump in the night to keep me on my toes. In my spare time, however, I often imagined myself in various stories -- as Mighty Mouse, Robin Hood, Popeye or Superman.

"I always liked to make up stories, especially lying in bed at night before I fell asleep.

"It was not until I was twenty that I actually took up ceative writing. One of my favorite parts of the process was imagining myself in various characters' shoes, even if those characters - dragons for example - didn't wear shoes at all. A year later, in 1975, I graduated from Hamilton College andbegan a six-month internship at the New York Times Book Review.

"Since then I have been a full-time writer for children. I married my wife, Joan, in 1984,and we settled in my hometown of Lexington, Massachusetts, where we live with our two sons, Andrew and Peter.

"When I feel like I've spent enough time hunched over my computer, I like to play soccer and softball, and read books written by other people."

copyright © 2000 by Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers. All rights reserved.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

In February 1778, at the height of the Revolutionary War, the American representative from Massachusetts, John Adams, is sent on a secret mission to France. It is dangerous to cross the Atlantic in winter, but the situation is desperate-the colonies need France's help against the British army. Adams is accompanied by his ten-year-old son, Johnny. Together, father and son must weather an angry ocean, perilous sea battles, and other dangers to help the colonies achieve freedom.
Vivid illustrations and a fast-paced narrative bring to life this little-told story of a character-defining event in the lives of two future presidents.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Dutton Books for Young Readers
• Date d'édition: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0525469664
• ISBN 13: 9780525469667
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 32
• Illustrateur: Harlin Greg