Rosalyn Schanzer, Author . National Geographic $7.95 (48p) ISBN 978-0-7922-6726-3
In a starred review, PW
wrote, "Schanzer ferrets out the kind of details that make for an intelligent and lively rendition of the famous trek. A must-have for anyone with an interest in American history." Ages 8-12. (Mar.)
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Rosalyn Schanzer, Author . National Geographic $16.95 (64p) ISBN 978-0-7922-5930-5
The lore of Captain John Smith extends far beyond the familiar Pocahontas story, as Schanzer (How We Crossed the West
) attests in this vivid, extensively documented biography of the 17th-century explorer. Her inventive chronological format...
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Rosalyn Schanzer, Author National Geographic Society $17.95 (48p) ISBN 978-0-7922-7303-5
Plying the same visually jam-packed format she used to great advantage in How We Crossed the West: The Adventures of Lewis and Clark, Schanzer here turns from the lucid narrative provided by Lewis's diary to a more atmospheric account of the...
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Rosalyn Schanzer, Author HarperCollins Publishers $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-688-16989-3
Schanzer (How We Crossed the West: The Adventures of Lewis and Clark) recounts how her father, at the age of three, in 1921 traveled with his family from Sochocin, Poland, to the United States. The author's explanations of the conditions that drove...
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Rosalyn Schanzer, Author Kar-Ben Publishing $13.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-929371-36-8
In this Richard Scarry-style word book, Jewish readers will delight in the everyday antics of the familiar, humanized animals who cook, eat, play and celebrate--this time with a Judaic twist. Busy, double-page vignettes of Hebrew holidays and...
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Rosalyn Schanzer, Author, Rosalyn Schanzer, Illustrator . HarperCollins $16.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-688-16991-6
Schanzer (Gold Fever!) raids the annals of American history once again, emerging with a feisty tall tale inspired by the Davy Crockett almanacs published in the 19th century. Assuring readers that "every single word is true, unless it is false,&#
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Rosalyn Schanzer, Author, Rosalyn Schanzer, Illustrator . HarperCollins $16.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-688-16993-0
As with her How We Crossed the West: The Adventures of Lewis and Clark, Schanzer's lively writing and drawing style again makes history come alive. Here she gives appropriate spark to a picture-book overview of Benjamin Franklin's various...
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