Download or read book George the Drummer Boy written by Nathaniel Benchley and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1987-02-20 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than two hundred years ago, Boston belonged to the British. George was a drummer boy with the King's soldiers there. He wanted to be friends with the people of Boston. But they did not like the soldiers. They shouted and threw things at them. One night, George and the other soldiers were sent on a secret mission. They crossed the river and headed toward Concord. George had no idea that this was the start of the American Revolution. In this I Can Read Book, Don Bolognese's vibrant pictures capture the drama and humor of Nathaniel Benchley's exciting story.
Download or read book George the Drummer Boy written by Nathaniel Benchley and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Battle of New Orleans written by Evans, Freddi Williams and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Old Jordan" tells how, when he was a boy, he used his drum to summon General Andrew Jackson's troops into action in the 1815 Battle of New Orleans.
Download or read book Adventures and Reminiscences of a Volunteer Illustrated Edition written by George T. Ulmer and published by . This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book of reminscences of the American Civil War first published in 1892. The author served with Company H of the 8th Maine Vulunteers.
Download or read book The Drummer Boy written by Cyprian Ekwensi and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book George the Drummer Boy written by Nathaniel Benchley and published by Perfection Learning. This book was released on 1987-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I Can Read Series Level 3: Reading Alone.
Download or read book Sam the Minuteman written by Nathaniel Benchley and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-11-24 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this exciting classic early reader, Nathaniel Benchly re-creates what it must have been like for a young boy to fight in the Battle of Lexington. Arnold Lobel's vivid pictures give a poignant reality to the famous battle that marked the beginning of the American Revolution. This is historical fiction that pulls in young readers in first and second grade, even reluctant readers. Great for home or classroom units on and discussions about colonial America and the start of the American Revolution. "Benchley's expressive words and Lobel's vivid drawings portray a realistic story," Publishers Weekly wrote. Father and son rushed to the village green. Other Minutemen were already there. Through the long night they waited and waited. Then, at dawn, the soldiers came!
Download or read book Stick Control written by George Lawrence Stone and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on 2013-11-06 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Lawrence Stone's Stick Control is the original classic, often called the bible of drumming. In 1993, Modern Drummer magazine named it one of the top 25 drumming books of all-time. In the words of the author, this is the ideal book for improving "control, speed, flexibility, touch, rhythm, lightness, delicacy, power, endurance, preciseness of execution, and muscular coordination," with extra attention given to the development of the weak hand. This indispensable book for drummers of all types includes hundreds of basic to advanced rhythms and moves through categories of single-beat combinations, triplets, short roll combinations, flam beats, flam triplets and dotted notes, and short roll progressions.
Download or read book John Lincoln Clem written by E. F. Abbott and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2016-02-16 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Would you ever run off to join the army, leaving your family behind? That's what nine-year-old John Lincoln Clem does in 1861. Determined to fight for his country, Johnny sneaks onto a train filled with men from the 3rd Ohio Union Regiment. Taken in by the older soldiers, Johnny becomes a drummer boy, and later, takes up his own musket. As the war rages on, Johnny experiences the brutalities of battle as well as the rampant illness and gnawing hunger in between. But the most dangerous part of Johnny’s journey is yet to come. Based on a True Story books are exciting historical fiction about real children who lived through extraordinary times in American History. This title has Common Core connections.
Download or read book Red Legs written by and published by HarperColl. This book was released on 2001-04-24 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Civil War divided the United States, drummer boys led the march to battle. The night before a fateful battle, Stephen thinks about home, and the battle ahead. This reenactor's tale is based on the life of the drummer who marched with the 14th Regiment from Brooklyn.
Download or read book The Little Drummer Girl written by John le Carré and published by Penguin Canada. This book was released on 2008-06-03 with total page 605 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charlie is a promiscuous, unsuccessful English actress in her twenties. Intrigued by a handsome, solitary stranger, she finds herself lured into the “theatre of the real.” For the mysterious man is Kurtz, an embattled Israeli intelligence officer out to stop the bombing of Jews in Europe. Forced to play her most challenging role, Charlie is plunged into a deceptive and delicate trap set to ensnare an elusive Palestinian terrorist … and soon proves herself a double agent of the highest order.
Download or read book The Boston Coffee Party written by Doreen Rappaport and published by StarWalk Kids Media. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the Revolutionary War, times are hard in colonial Boston. Greedy Merchant Thomas is overcharging for sugar. Then he locks up all the coffee so he can overcharge for that too! Young Sarah Homans wants to teach him a lesson. Merchant Thomas is about to attend a party he won't soon forget. This story is based upon a real event that Abigail Adams told John Adams about in a letter.
Download or read book Revolutionary Friends written by Selene Castrovilla and published by Astra Publishing House. This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Society of School Librarians International Book Award Honor California Reading Association Eureka! Nonfiction Honor Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year Booklist Top Ten Biography for Youth Young fans of the smash Broadway hit "Hamilton" will enjoy this narrative nonfiction picture book story about the important friendship between George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette during the Revolutionary War. Lafayette has come to America to offer his services to the patriotic cause. Inexperienced but dedicated, he is a much-needed ally and not only earns a military position with the Continental Army but also Washington's respect and admiration. This picture book presents the human side of history, revealing the bond between two famous Revolutionary figures. Both the author and illustrator worked with experts and primary sources to represent both patriots and the war accurately and fairly.
Download or read book George the Drummer Boy written by Nathaniel Benchley and published by Demco Media. This book was released on 1987-01-01 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For use in schools and libraries only. Readers with controlled sentence length and vocabulary covering fun subjects for kids who are reading on their own.
Download or read book Take it Like a Man written by Boy George and published by Harpercollins. This book was released on 1995 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The personal story of pop star Boy George describes his experiences with Culture Club, including a relationship with drummer Jon Moss, serious heroin addiction, and return to health and reacquired success. $100,000 ad/promo. Tour.
Download or read book Mr George Baker written by Amy Hest and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Baker and Harry don't seem the likeliest of friends. But sitting together waiting for the school bus in the morning, the hundred-year-old musician and the young schoolboy have plenty in common. They're both learning to read, and it's hard. What's easy is the warm friendship they share. In an inspired pairing, a best-selling author and illustrator pay quiet tribute to the power of language and intergenerational bonds.
Download or read book The Drummer Boy from Illinois Went Crash Boom Bang written by Aaron Webster and published by Infinity Publishing (PA). This book was released on 2010-04 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two Romantic Comedies. Both sharing themes about detoured hearts and unexpected weddings. Orphans steer a librarian toward a disc jockey. A mechanic, In his heroic pursuit of thieves, winds up... caught.
