Janet Lunn

Laura Secord

A Story of Courage

Buch

The war between Great Britain and the United States was a bitter one. For two years, from the summer of 1812 to the winter of 1814, fierce and bloody battles were fought.Laura Secord never thought of herself as brave. She was gentle, shy, and soft-spoken. But she was brave. When American officers took over her home, demanding food, she heard them boasting about a plan that would give them an easy victory over the British troops. Laura's husband, James, would have gladly warned the British, but he had been badly injured. It fell to Laura to make the grueling trip.Janet Lunn, one of the country's finest writers of historical fiction, recounts t… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Newhouse, Maxwell

ISBN: 978-1-77049-384-1
EAN: 9781770493841
Produktnummer: 12324166
Verlag: Random House N.Y.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
Seitenangabe: 32 S.
Ausstattung: Bilderbuch
Sonstiges: Ab 7 - 9 J.

Über den Autor

JANET LUNN is one of Canada's best-known writers for children and young adults. She is a winner of the Governor General's Literary Award and the Vicky Metcalf Award for Body of Work, has an honorary doctorate from Queen's University, is a recipient of the Order of Ontario, and is a member of the Order of Canada.