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(0)Esther Forbes
Author
Series
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Description
Fourteen-year-old Johnny Tremain, an apprentice silversmith with a bright future ahead of him, injures his hand in a tragic accident, forcing him to look for other work. In his new job as a horse-boy, riding for the patriotic newspaper, The Boston Observer, and as a messenger for the Sons of Liberty, he encounters John Hancock, Samuel Adams, and Dr. Joseph Warren. Soon Johnny is involved in the pivotal events shaping the American Revolution from the...
Author
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"After injuring his hand, a silversmith's apprentice in Boston becomes a messenger for the Sons of Liberty in the days before the American Revolution." --
Fourteen-year-old Johnny Tremain, an apprentice silversmith with a bright future, injures his hand in an accident, forcing him to look for other work. In his new job as a horse boy, he encounters John Hancock, Samuel Adams, and Dr. Joseph Warren. Soon Johnny is involved in pivotal events from the...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
1998
Language
English
Formats
Description
Johnny Tremain, winner of the 1944 Newbery Medal, is one of the finest historical novels ever written for children. As compelling today as it was fifty years ago, to read this riveting novel is to live through the defining events leading up to the American Revolutionary War. Fourteen-year old Johnny Tremain, an apprentice silversmith with a bright future ahead of him, injures his hand in a tragic accident, forcing him to look for other work. In
...Pub. Date
2005
Edition
Classroom ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
As a promising young silversmith apprentice in Boston, Johnny Tremain's life is forever changed when a tragic accident results in a severe burn to his hand. Forced to seek other work, Johnny finds himself a messenger for a patriotic newspaper, The Boston Observer, where he becomes involved with Paul Revere, Dr. Joseph Warren, Josiah Quincy, and a young newspaper apprentice -- all members of a secret organization called the Sons of Liberty.