Download or read book Drummer Boy written by Loren Long and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After accidentally being thrown away, a beloved toy drummer boy goes on an adventure that eventually brings him back to a warm home, where he is placed near baby Jesus in a manger scene.
Download or read book Li l Dan the Drummer Boy written by Romare Bearden and published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2003-09-01 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Li'l Dan, a slave on a Southern plantation, loves to play his drum. When a company of Union soldiers announce that the slaves have been set free, Dan has no place to go, so he follows the soldiers, who make him their mascot. But Confederate soldiers attack, and Dan discovers that he is the only one who can save his friends. The only children's book ever written and illustrated by legendary American artist Romare Bearden, Li'l Dan, the Drummer Boy was just recently discovered. Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. has written a personal introduction to the book, describing his own memories of the artist while Bearden created this memorable tale. On an accompanying CD, Dr. Maya Angelou, three-time Grammy Award winner for spoken word recordings, reads the text.
Download or read book Drummer Boy of John John written by Mark Greenwood and published by Lee & Low Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Carnival is coming, and the villagers of John John, Trinidad, are getting ready to jump up and celebrate with music, dancing, and a parade. Best of all, the Roti King has promised free rotis tasty fried pancakes filled with chicken, herbs, and spices for the best band in the parade. Young Winston dreams of feasting on those delicious rotis. But there's a problem: he's not in a band! Pondering his predicament as he wanders through the village junkyard, Winston makes a curious musical discovery that may be just the ticket to realizing his dream. With ingenuity and the help of his friends, Winston takes on the Carnival bands, drumming his way to victory and to the Roti King's prized treat. Musical text and sun-drenched paintings joyously transport readers to the Caribbean in this exuberant story inspired by the early life of Winston "Spree" Simon, a pioneer in the development of the steel drum
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 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 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 The Drummer Boy written by SooHyeon Min and published by Norwood House Press. This book was released on 2014-12-15 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rukundo lives in a small village in Rwanda, Africa. Each morning he plays his drum and wakes up the people of his village. Then Rukundo and the other children are sent to the water hole to get water to bring back to their village. The water is never clean and it carries disease. After drinking the dirty water, Rukundo's family becomes sick and ends up at the hospital. Upset and frustrated, Rukundo turns to his drum. A reporter sees Rukundo and begins taking pictures for an article. With the help of the good-hearted people who read the story, a water pump is installed in Rukundo's village. Social and emotional learning concepts include generosity, empathy, and helping others. Book includes a note to caregivers and story coaching. A Reader’s Theater version is available online so that children can benefit from dramatic interpretation.
Download or read book Drummer Boy At Bull Run written by Gilbert L Morris and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2011-05-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jeff Majors and Leah Carter share a sorrowful goodbye as the Civil War brings a heartbreaking separation of friends. Despite being on opposite sides of the War, Jeff and Leah vow to stay friends forever and see each other through battle after battle, both on the field and off. Drummer Boy at Bull Run is the first of a ten book series, that tells the story of two close families find themselves on different sides of the Civil War after the fall of Fort Sumter in April 1861. Thirteen year old Leah becomes a helper in the Union army with her father, who hopes to distribute Bibles to the troops. Fourteen year old Jeff becomes a drummer boy in the Confederate Army and struggles with faith while experiencing personal hardship and tragedy. The series follows Leah, Jeff, family, and friends, as they experience hope and God’s grace through four years of war.
Download or read book The Little Drummer Boy written by and published by NorthSouth Books. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic Christmas story about a shy boy who plays his trusted drum for the newborn king will charm children and parents alike. A brand new story from Bernadette Watts, never before published.
Download or read book Fred the Drummer Boy written by Fred LeBlanc and published by . This book was released on 2016-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fred lives in New Orleans, where music fills the air and sounds out a beat that leaves everyone tapping their feet. It's no wonder that he dreams of becoming a musician and practices the drums every chance he gets. The only thing Fred loves more than practicing the drums is playing music with his friends, JT and EV. But to complete their band, the friends need a bass player. When they meet Little B, they know their band is complete, but Little B has a big problem. He has stage fright! Can the band learn to work together and overcome their fears?
Download or read book Civil War Drummer Boy written by Verla Kay and published by G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Confederate Army calls, Johnny puts aside playing games with his sisters and leaves his plantation home to serve as a drummer boy.
Download or read book Diary of a Drummer Boy written by Marlene Targ Brill and published by First Avenue Editions. This book was released on 2000-03-01 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fictionalized diary of a twelve-year-old boy who joins the Union army as a drummer, and ends up fighting in the Civil War.
Download or read book Drummer Boy of Company C written by Mary Louise Clifford and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1861, too young and too small to enlist, Alman Beneway left home and followed Indiana infantry regiments for almost a year before he found a company that would enlist him as a drummer boy. This history, based on his memoirs and other primary sources, follows Al and his regiment through the south to Chickamauga, where he is captured while helping wounded soldiers, and his 14 months as a prisoner of war, until he rejoins his regiment in 1865.
Download or read book The Little Drummer Boy written by David Mead and published by Ideals Publications. This book was released on 2010-09-09 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A boy who loves to play the drum in private hides in a stable that gets some unexpected, and very special, visitors. On board pages.
Download or read book The Drummer Boy written by Larry Weinberg and published by Camelot. This book was released on 1996 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Determined to learn what has happened to his missing Union soldier brother, fourteen-year-old Caleb is outraged when local gossip accuses his brother of deserting, enlists as a drummer boy to uncover the truth, and witnesses the Battle of Gettysburg. Original.
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 Drummer Boy s Battle Introducing Florence Nightingale written by Dave Jackson and published by Castle Rock Creative, Incorporated. This book was released on 2016-08-18 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE DRUMMER BOY'S BATTLE, Introducing Florence Nightingale -- After their father dies, Robbie Robinson and his older brother, Peter, join the British army in order to make a living for their family. At first, army life is exciting, even fun. Then in 1854, they are sent to Russia to right in the Crimean War-Peter as a member of the famous Light Horse Brigade and twelve-year-old Robbie as a drummer boy. But the brothers are separated during the doomed charge of the Light Brigade, and Robbie fears for Peter's life. An injury to his left hand brings Robbie to Barracks Hospital in Scutari, Turkey, where he hopes to find Peter. Instead he meets Florence Nightingale, a nurse working hard to change for the better the way nurses do their jobs. Robbie becomes Florence's "right-hand man," running errands, delivering messages, and reporting alarming hospital conditions to her. But the doctors and officers running the hospital want to put a stop to Florence's improvements. Will Robbie and his friend find a way to succeed in spite of the challenges? Soldiers are dying all around him, and only Florence Nightingale can help save them!
