The Lost Colony of Roanoke

Informationen zum Autor Jean Fritz, the Newbery Honor-winning author of Homesick , is best known for her engaging and enlightening nonfiction for young readers , including What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? , And Then What Happened, Paul Revere ?, and Shh! We're Writing the Constitution . She was honored with the Knickerbocker Award for Juvenile Literature by the New York State Library Association, and won the Children's Literature Legacy Award for her career contribution to American children's literature. Klappentext The Lost Colony of Roanoke is one of the most puzzling mysteries in America's history. In 1587, 115 colonists sailed to the new world, eager to build the brand new Cittie of Raleigh, only to disappear practically without a trace. Where did they go? What could have possibly happened? Who better to collect and share the clues than Jean Fritz and Hudson Talbott? The creators of Leonardo's Horse , an American Library Association Notable Book, again combine their masterful talents to illuminate a tragic piece of history that still fascinates Americans today. Zusammenfassung The Lost Colony of Roanoke is one of the most puzzling mysteries in America's history. In 1587, 115 colonists sailed to the new world, eager to build the brand new Cittie of Raleigh, only to disappear practically without a trace. Where did they go? What could have possibly happened? Who better to collect and share the clues than Jean Fritz and Hudson Talbott? The creators of Leonardo's Horse , an American Library Association Notable Book, again combine their masterful talents to illuminate a tragic piece of history that still fascinates Americans today.

Product details

• Authors: Jean Fritz, Jean/ Talbott Fritz, Fritz Jean, Thomas Preston, Hudson Talbott
• Assisted by: Hudson Talbott (Illustration), Talbott Hudson (Illustration)
• Publisher: Penguin Young Readers US
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 10
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.05.2004
• EAN: 9780399240270
• ISBN: 978-0-399-24027-0
• No. of pages: 64
• Dimensions: 210 mm x 260 mm x 10 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; USA, History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), People & places (Children's / Teenage), United States of America, USA, Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, C 1700 To C 1800, c 1765 to 1783 (American Revolutionary period), c 1783 to c 1800 (American Federalist era), JUVENILE NONFICTION / Places / United States