Scotti Cohn
Autor(a) de Animal Partners
About the Author
Scotti Cohn grew up in the Midwest, and lived for more than twenty years in the mountains of western North Carolina. She is the author of more than a dozen books, including eight books published by globe Pequot and five books for young children. Her other interests include music, cats, astrology, mostrar mais travel, and writing fiction for middle-grade and young adult readers. She lives in Pendleton, South Carolina. mostrar menos
Obras por Scotti Cohn
Disasters and Heroic Rescues of North Carolina: True Stories of Tragedy and Survival (Disasters Series) (2005) 11 exemplares
It Happened in North Carolina, 2nd: Remarkable Events That Shaped History (It Happened In Series) (2009) 8 exemplares
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- female
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 12
- Membros
- 252
- Popularidade
- #90,785
- Avaliação
- 3.5
- Críticas
- 3
- ISBN
- 56
- Línguas
- 1
Liberty’s Children tells the stories of eleven young people whose lives were caught up in the American Revolution. Not only did most of them survive the war but also many of them took an active role in it. Thus the book gives youngsters a clearer picture of what life was like for ordinary children in the years before, during, and after the war. When I picked it up and looked at it while visiting in the bookstore at Valley Forge National Park in Pennsylvania, it appeared quite interesting, but my decision to buy it was confirmed when I saw the author’s name. I have read and reviewed other great books by Scotti Cohn, and she is an excellent writer. There are a few references to drinking beer, rum, and whiskey, which of course are simply reported as historical events. I do appreciate the fact that in one quote where a British soldier cursed, it was written “d—-d” rather than being spelled out. And I found it especially noteworthy that for at least some of the children, it is specifically stated that they received their education at home. This would make an excellent accompaniment for a homeschool study of the American Revolution. Another similar book by Cohn is Beyond Their Years: Stories of Sixteen Civil War Children.… (mais)