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From Slave to Soldier: Based on a True Civil War Story (Ready-To-Read Level 3)
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From Slave to Soldier: Based on a True Civil War Story (Ready-To-Read Level 3) Hardcover - 2005

by Deborah Hopkinson; Brian Floca (Illustrator)

With simple but engaging text, paintings, and an illuminating author's note telling the true account of a young slave who joins the Union Army, this tale of a real person's role in the Civil War is ideal for beginning readers and burgeoning history buffs. Full color.

Summary

Johnny loves his Uncle Silas and his master's mule, Nell, but he hates being a slave. So when a group of soldiers marches by the farm and asks Johnny if he wants to join the Union Army, Johnny accepts, even though it means leaving Uncle Silas and Nell.
Being a soldier isn't easy. Johnny is given a chance to work with a soldier named Dave and the company's mule team, but he still wonders if he has made the right choice.
Then one night a hungry patrol is out on watch across the river from the camp, with no one to bring them food. Can Johnny handle the mule team all by himself?
This story was inspired by the life of John McCline, who, as a young boy, escaped slavery to serve in the Union Army.

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  • Title From Slave to Soldier: Based on a True Civil War Story (Ready-To-Read Level 3)
  • Author Deborah Hopkinson; Brian Floca (Illustrator)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition Illustrated.
  • Pages 48
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Simon Spotlight
  • Date 2005-10-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Maps
  • ISBN 9780689839658 / 0689839650
  • Weight 0.48 lbs (0.22 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.28 x 6.26 x 0.45 in (23.57 x 15.90 x 1.14 cm)
  • Ages 06 to 08 years
  • Grade levels 1 - 3
  • Reading level 530
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1851-1899
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Topical: Civil War
    • Topical: Easy Readers
  • Library of Congress subjects African Americans, Slavery
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004026933
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Media reviews

Citations

  • Booklist, 01/01/2006, Page 116
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2006, Page 61
  • Ingram Children's Advance, 10/01/2005, Page 51
  • Kirkus Review - Children, 09/01/2005, Page 974
  • Multicultural Review, 05/01/2006, Page 90
  • School Library Journal, 10/01/2005, Page 116

About the author

Deborah Hopkinson is the author of numerous award-winning children's books, including Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt, winner of the International Literacy Association Award; Girl Wonder, winner of the Great Lakes Book Award; and Apples to Oregon, a Junior Library Guild Selection. She received the 2003 Washington State Book Award for Under the Quilt of Night. She lives in Oregon. Visit her online at DeborahHopkinson.com.

Brian Floca is the author and illustrator of the acclaimed picture books Locomotive, winner of the Caldecott Medal and a New York Times bestseller; Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11; and Lightship, each a Robert F. Sibert Honor Book. He is the illustrator of numerous additional books, including Avi's Poppy series. You can visit him online at BrianFloca.com.

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