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The signers the fifty-six stories behind the Declaration of Independence

Profiles each of the fifty-six men who signed the Declaration of Independence, giving historical information about the colonies they represented. Includes the text of the Declaration and its history.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Fradin, Dennis B.
Other Authors:	McCurdy, Michael (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Walker, 2002.
Subjects:	United States. > Declaration of Independence > Signers > Biography > Juvenile. United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary:	Profiles each of the fifty-six men who signed the Declaration of Independence, giving historical information about the colonies they represented. Includes the text of the Declaration and its history.
Physical Description:	x, 164 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 156-158) and index.
ISBN:	0802788491
Author Notes:	Dennis Brindell Fradin is the author of Duel, Let it Begin Here, and The Signers: The 56 Stories Behind the Declaration of Independence , which won numerous awards, including an ALA Notable, an ABC Choice Award, and an IRA Teacher's Choice Award. In collaboration with his wife Judith he has won many awards, including the 2004 SCBWI Golden Kite Honor book award for The Power of One: Daisy Bates and the Little Rock Nine . Their most recent National Geographic title 5,000 Miles to Freedom: Ellen and William Craft's Flight from Slavery was named one of Chicago Public Library's Best Books of the Year, a Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People, a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, and received a Blue Ribbon from the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. Michael McCurdy is the illustrator of Walker & Company's The Signers and the author/illustrator of Trapped by the Ice, CBC-NCSS Notable Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies. He has illustrated more than 150 books and has twice received the New York Times Best Illustrated Books award. Michael lives in western Massachusetts.