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Who's Saying What in Jamestown, Thomas Savage?
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Who's Saying What in Jamestown, Thomas Savage? Paperback - 2010

by Jean Fritz; Sally Wern Comport (Illustrator); David Small (Illustrator)

No one told Thomas Savage that life in the New World would be sohard. The colonists suffer through harsh conditions, little food, anda lot of fighting. Then Thomas is asked to live with the AlgonquianIndians to learn their language and become an interpreter. But whenthings turn sour between the English and the natives, Thomas is stuckin the middle. Can he keep the peace?


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No one told Thomas Savage that life in the New World would be so hard. The colonists suffer through harsh conditions, little food, and a lot of fighting. Then Thomas is asked to live with the Algonquian Indians to learn their language and become an interpreter. But when things turn sour between the English and the natives, Thomas is stuck in the middle. Can he keep the peace?

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"The question I am most often asked," Jean Fritz says, "is how do I find my ideas? The answer is: I don't. Ideas find me. A character in history will suddenly step right out of the past and demand a book. Generally people don't bother to speak to me unless there's a good chance that I'll take them on." Throughout almost four decades of writing about history, Jean Fritz has taken on plenty of people, starting with George Washington in The Cabin Faced West (1958). Since then, her refreshingly informal historical biographies for children have been widely acclaimed as "unconventional," "good-humored," "witty," "irrepressible," and "extraordinary."

In her role as biographer, Jean Fritz attempts to uncover the adventures and personalities behind each character she researches. "Once my character and I have reached an understanding," she explains, "then I begin the detective work--reading old books, old letters, old newspapers, and visiting the places where my subject lived. Often I turn up surprises and of course I pass these on." It is her penchant for making distant historical figures seem real that brings the characters to life and makes the biographies entertaining, informative, and filled with natural child appeal.

An original and lively thinker, as well as an inspiration to children and adults, Jean Fritz is undeniably a master of her craft. She was awarded the Regina Medal by the Catholic Library Association, presented with the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award by the American Library Association for her "substantial and lasting contribution to children's literature," and honored with the Knickerbocker Award for Juvenile Literature, which was presented by the New York State Library Association for her body of work.

copyright ? 2000 by Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers. All rights reserved.

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  • Title Who's Saying What in Jamestown, Thomas Savage?
  • Author Jean Fritz; Sally Wern Comport (Illustrator); David Small (Illustrator)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 59
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Puffin Books
  • Date 2010-01-21
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780142414019 / 0142414018
  • Weight 0.4 lbs (0.18 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.98 x 7.14 x 0.17 in (22.81 x 18.14 x 0.43 cm)
  • Ages 07 to 09 years
  • Grade levels 2 - 4
  • Reading level 810
  • Library of Congress subjects Virginia - History - Colonial period, ca., Jamestown (Va.)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006008260
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

About the author

Acclaimed biographer, Jean Fritz, was born in China where she lived until the age of thirteen. She tells her story in "Homesick, My Own Story," a Newbery Honor Book. Ms Fritz is the author of forty-five books for children and young people. Many center on historical American figures, gaining her a reputation as the premier author of biographies for children and young people. Among the prestigious awards Ms. Fritz has garnered are: a medal from the National Endowment for the Humanities, a May Hill Arbuthnot Lecture, a Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, an American Book Award, a Christopher Award, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Non-Fiction Award, a" New York Times" Notable Book of the Year, and many ALA Notable Books of the Year, "School Library Journal "Best Books of the Year, and ALA" Booklist" Editors' Choice Awards.
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