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School Library Journal
Reviewed on December 1, 2002
Gr 4-6 This well-researched, pleasantly laid out volume includes plenty of captioned illustrations, large typeface, a clear text, and extensive source notes. The text begins with a chapter on "Growing up with War" and takes readers through the start of the 19th century. Accounts of real children move the events along. Sybil Ludington was a 16-year-old war heroine, while Ben Franklin's son, William, helped his father with his kite/el...Log In or Sign Up to Read More