Did It All Start with a Snowball Fight?: And Other Questions About...The American Revolution (Good Question!) - Hardcover

Carson, Mary Kay

  • 3.68 out of 5 stars
    19 ratings by Goodreads
 
9781402796265: Did It All Start with a Snowball Fight?: And Other Questions About...The American Revolution (Good Question!)

Synopsis

Could a snowball fight really have sparked the American Revolution? What made people get so steaming mad over the price of tea? And did it take a minuteman only a minute to join the fight? Step back into colonial America to find out about taxation without representation; why the British were called lobsters, the first-ever combat submarine, and whether Yankee doodles were really dandy!  This interesting take on eh American Revolution will attract young readers…even if they don't have to write a book report.
 

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author

Mary Kay Carson is an award-winning children's nonfiction author. She has written more than forty books for kids about wildlife, space, weather, nature, and history, including Alexander Graham Bell: Giving Voice to the World, The Underground Railroad for Kids, and The Wright Brothers for Kids. Mary Kay also gives presentations at schools about writing and her books. She lives in Cincinnati, OH. For more information go to: marykaycarson.com.

Robert Hunt's work has received numerous awards and has appeared regularly in the New York Society of Illustrator's Annual exhibits at the Museum of American Illustration, as well as the Communication Arts, Graphics and Print Design, and Illustration Annuals. He lives in San Anselmo, CA.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Other Popular Editions of the Same Title

9781402787348: Did It All Start with a Snowball Fight?: And Other Questions About...The American Revolution (Good Question!)

Featured Edition

ISBN 10:  1402787340 ISBN 13:  9781402787348
Publisher: Union Square Kids, 2012
Softcover