Who Was Davy Crockett? (Who Was?)
by Gail Herman (Author) Robert Squier (Illustrator)
Davy Crockett, the King of the Wild Frontier, is a man of legend. He is said to have killed his first bear when he was three years old. His smile alone killed another, and he skinned a bear by forcing him to run between two trees. Fact or fiction? Find out the real story of this folk hero, who did love to hunt bears, served as a congressman for Tennessee, and fought and died at the Alamo.
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Gail Herman
Gail Herman has written many books for children, including easy-to-reads such as Flower Girl, Otto the Cat, What a Hungry Puppy, and Step into Reading's own The Lion and the Mouse and There Is a Town. She has also written has written several biographies and nonfiction books, including Who Was Jackie Robinson? and What Is the World Series? She lives in Newton, Massachusetts. In the past 30 years, Lisa McCue has illustrated more than 175 books for children. Her artwork also appears on fabrics, greeting cards, gift tins, wrapping papers, home décor, and clothing. When she isn't drawing, she can be found on the water racing her sailboat, or in the mountains skiing. She loves to read, sew, and bead and is involved in fundraising for ALS. McCue was born in Brooklyn, NY, and now lives in Annapolis, Maryland.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780448467047
Lexile Measure
630L
Guided Reading Level
N/A
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Publication date
October 20, 2013
Series
Who Was?
BISAC categories
JNF025200 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States/19th Century
JNF007020 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical
JNF025190 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States/Colonial & Revolutionary
JNF007020 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical
JNF025190 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States/Colonial & Revolutionary
Library of Congress categories
United States
Frontier and pioneer life
Tennessee
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiograp
JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States
Pioneers
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Adventure & Adventurers
Legislators
Crockett, Davy
Frontier and pioneer life
Tennessee
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiograp
JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States
Pioneers
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Adventure & Adventurers
Legislators
Crockett, Davy
