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Gr 3–5—Kay has chosen a complex subject for this picture book told in rhyme. Drummer boys as young as 10 years of age played a vital role in the Civil War, tapping out instructions to the troops while enduring the harsh conditions alongside their adult comrades. In a writing style that the author calls "cryptic rhyme," the basic causes of the war are laid out. As Johnny the drummer boy moves from recruitment to training to the horrors of the battlefield, Kay out...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In this fictionalized verse recounting of a Civil War drummer boy's duties, the grim content often seems mismatched to the boun...Log In or Sign Up to Read More