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Informationen zum Autor Laura Crawford (1966-2013) gained inspiration for writing children's books from her experience as a teacher. She worked as a librarian and second- and third-grade teacher in Illinois for more than eighteen years. In the classroom, she struggled to find books that accurately explained American history to elementary children in a simple and enjoyable way. While attending a master's in reading class with longtime Pelican author Steven L. Layne, Crawford became inspired to fill the void in children's history books. In addition to teaching, Crawford served as the language arts team leader at Sleepy Hollow School in Sleepy Hollow, Illinois. She also tutored, mentored, and served on the curriculum design team. A LEAD union representative and a member of the Peacebuilder Committee, she belonged to the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, the Illinois Reading Association, and the Illinois Reading Council. Crawford graduated from Northern Illinois University with both a bachelor's degree in elementary education and a master's degree in reading. She wrote fiction and nonfiction passages for educational testing for first through fifth grades, and she created multiple-choice and open-ended questions used in standardized testing. Crawford lived in Geneva, Illinois. Klappentext Here history comes to life with the ABCs of America's fight for freedom. From B's Battles of Lexington and Concord to H's John Hancock and O's Old Glory, this alphabet book provides an exciting and interesting history of the American Revolution. The colorful pages feature Gen. George Washington and dozens of other patriots, along with the Redcoats, the United States Constitution, and the Thirteen Colonies. Readers are introduced to Mary Hays, who brought pitchers of water to exhausted, thirsty soldiers and even took over firing a cannon. Judith Hierstein's beautiful drawings take children to places such as Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence was signed, and to Quincy, Massachusetts, the home of the second United States president, John Adams. Every page is filled with detailed, lively illustrations and fun facts about the war that earned the United States its independence from England. A member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and the Illinois Reading Council, Laura Crawford holds a master's degree in reading from Northern Illinois University. Crawford, an elementary reading specialist, is the author of Pelican's The Pilgrims' Thanksgiving from A to Z, which Judith Hierstein also illustrated. Crawford lives in Geneva, Illinois. Judith Hierstein earned a bachelor of arts degree in art education from the University of Iowa. A former elementary-school teacher, she is the illustrator of Jim Limber Davis: A Black Orphan in the Confederate White House, Nathan's Hanukkah Bargain, and several titles in the Toby Belfer Series, including Toby Belfer Never Had a Christmas Tree, all published by Pelican. She lives in Tucson, Arizona. ...
