Gingerbread for liberty! how a German baker helped win the American Revolution
"A stirring picture book biography about a forgotten hero of the American Revolution who rose to the occasion and served his country, not with muskets or canons, but with gingerbread!"--
| Main Author: | Rockliff, Mara (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Kirsch, Vincent X. (Illustrator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Boston :
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,
[2015]
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| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
"A stirring picture book biography about a forgotten hero of the American Revolution who rose to the occasion and served his country, not with muskets or canons, but with gingerbread!"-- |
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| Item Description: |
Endpapers have gingerbread cookies recipe. |
| Physical Description: |
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Audience: |
Elementary Grade. |
| Awards: |
Junior Library Guild selection |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9780544130012 (hardback) 0544130014 (hardback) |
| Author Notes: |
Mara Rockliff enjoys writing books for kids and baking gingerbread and other treats. She lives in Berks County, Pennsylvania with her family. To learn more about Rockliff and her books, visit mararockliff.com. Vincent X. Kirsch is the author and illustrator of many pictures books, including Noah Webster and His Words, written by Jeri Ferris Chase. To learn more about all of his books, visit his website at vincentxkirsch.com. |