Jean Fritz Colonial Biographies


Jean Fritz is a delightful, award-winning, children's author. These nine biographies date from the 1970's, but they are timeless. They're written for young people age 9-12, but even older readers will learn a great deal by reading them. Her subjects were the outstanding leaders of the colonies, and she's done marvelous work in researching their lives and making them 3-dimensional human beings.



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Where do you think you're going, Christopher Columbus?

Where do you think you're going, Christopher Columbus?

Fritz makes history accessible once more in this wry biography of a legendary explorer. A "School Library Journal" Best Book of the Year....
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Shh! We're Writing the Constitution

Shh! We're Writing the Constitution

Award-winning author Fritz takes readers behind the scenes at the Constitutional Convention for a good-humored history lesson, enlivened by dePaola's...
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George Washington's Breakfast

George Washington's Breakfast

George Washington Allen, a boy who never gives up until he finds out what he wants to know, is determined to learn all there is to know about his...
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And Then What Happened, Paul Revere?

And Then What Happened, Paul Revere?

Everyone knows about Paul Revere's big ride to Lexington. But not everyone knows the harrowing details and narrow escapes along the way. Did you know...
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Can't You Make Them Behave, King George?

Can't You Make Them Behave, King George?

All King George III ever wanted was for everyone to be as conscientious as he was about obeying the rules! After all, he followed the rules for being...
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What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?

What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?

A brief biography of the eighteenth-century printer, inventor, and statesman who played an influential role in the early history of the United...
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Where was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May?

Where was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May?

Aside from the fact that the title has a marvelously poetic rhythm to it, this is a thoroughly delightful classic children's biography by an...
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Why Don't You Get a Horse, Sam Adams?

Why Don't You Get a Horse, Sam Adams?

In the early days of America when men wore ruffles, rode horseback, and obeyed the King, there lived a man in Boston who cared for none of these...
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Why Not Lafayette?

Why Not Lafayette?

"Why Not?" was Lafayette's personal motto. At nineteen he heard the text of the Declaration of Independence read out loud in a village square in...
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Will You Sign Here, John Hancock?

Will You Sign Here, John Hancock?

A biography of the first signer of the Declaration of Independence outlining all that he did for himself as well as what he did for Massachusetts and...
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