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Why Don't You Get a Horse, Sam Adams?
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4 out of 5
Based on 54 Ratings and 16 Reviews

Book Description
Let the others wear the ruffled shirts and ride grandly on horseback; Sam Adams, Massachusetts rebel leader, was a plain and plain-spoken fellow, both in history and in Why Don't You Get a Horse, Sam Adams? Adams, it turns out, was horseless for a good reason. On the way to figuring out just what that reason was, the reader gets a nice, personal look at a leader and his times.

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Book Information
PublisherPerfection Learning
BindingHardcover (14 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages47
ISBN-100812405838
ISBN-13978-0812405835
Publication Date09/01/1996
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About Jean Fritz (Author) : Jean Fritz is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of Jean Fritz include Shh! We're writing the Constitution, Fish Head, Where Was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May?, a... more
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About David Small (Illustrator) : David Small is a published author, illustrator, and a narrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of David Small include The Money Tree, That Book Woman, So You Want to be President?, ... more
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About Margot Tomes (Illustrator) : Margot Tomes is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Margot Tomes include I Saw Three Ships, Aaron And The Green Mountain Boys, This Time, Tempe ... more
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About Trina Schart Hyman (Illustrator) : Trina Schart Hyman is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Trina Schart Hyman include Jane, Wishing, A Smile So Big.
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