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 | Fritz, Jean | 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 that Paul Revere forgot his spurs on his famous ride. Or that he whittled false teeth to make extra money? A New York Times Outstanding… | Level 34 items | |
 | Fritz, Jean | These ten true tales of 15th-century explorers bring history to life, with accounts of the exploits of Christopher Columbus, Bartholomew Diaz, Ponce de Leon, and others. | Level 34 items | |
 | Fritz, Jean | Ten-year-old Ann overcomes loneliness and learns to appreciate the importance of her role in settling the wilderness of western Pennsylvania. | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Fritz, Jean | The creators of "Leonardo's Horse," an ALA Notable Book, again combine their masterful talents to illuminate a tragic piece of history that still fascinates Americans today--the disappearance of 115 colonists in 1587, who seemingly vanished without a trace. Full color. | Level 34 items | |
 | Fritz, Jean | A brief biography of the eighteenth-century printer, inventor, and statesman who played an influential role in the early history of the United States. | Level 34 items | |
 | Fritz makes history accessible once more in this wry biography of a legendary explorer. A "School Library Journal" Best Book of the Year. Illustrations. | Children's Books ⋅ Early Reading | ||
 | Fritz, Jean | A brief biography of Patrick Henry tracing his progress from planter to statesman. Patrick Henry wasn't particularly well spoken. As a lawyer, he mumbled through some of his early cases. But when the issue was freedom, Patrick Henry was transformed into a natural orator. Jean Fritz makes history come alive… | Level 34 items | |
 | Fritz, Jean | Using her trademark humorous style, Jean Fritz tells the story of Plymouth Rock--the granite boulder upon which it was decided the Pilgrims must have set foot upon their arrival in the New World--telling how it came to be the impressive monument it is today. | Children's Books ⋅ Early Reading | |
 | Fritz, Jean | 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 things. No one expected Samuel Adams to wear ruffles or pledge allegiance to the King of England, but his friends did think… | Level 34 items | |
 | Fritz, Jean | 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 his new nation. | Level 34 items |