Buttons for General Washington

Format:

Audio disc

Title:

Buttons for General Washington

Author:

Roop, Peter.

ISBN:

9781595199331

Publication Information:

[Pine Plains, N.Y.] : Live Oak Media, ℗2007.

Physical Description:

1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book (48 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm).

Series title(s):

On my own history.

General Note:

Compact disc.

Track 1 has page turn signals; track 2 does not.

Accompanying book: Minneapolis, Minn. : Carolrhoda Books ; illustrated by Peter E. Hanson, c1989.

Summary:

Reconstructs a possible mission of the fourteen-year-old spy who carried messages to George Washington's camp in the buttons of his coat during the Revolutionary War.

Personal Subject:

Darragh, John-Juvenile literature.

Washington, George, 1732-1799-Friends and associates-Juvenile literature.

Darragh, John.

Washington, George, 1732-1799. (OCoLC)fst00178100

Subject(s):

Spies -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

Spies.

United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Secret service -- Juvenile literature.

United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Secret service.

Geographic Term:

United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Secret service -- Juvenile literature.

United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Secret service.

Genre:

Children's audiobooks.

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Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... McMinnville Public Library	923 Darragh, John	Searching... Unknown

In the Fall of 1777 the British Army occupied Philadelphia, and the Darragh family lived across from the British Headquarters. As Quakers, the Darraghs weren't supposed to fight but to help protect their oldest son, Charles, who had joined General Washington's army, his family became spies, delivering secret messages to the American army in the buttons of fourteen-year-old John's coat. This suspenseful account is a terrific springboard for beginning readers to discover more about Revolutionary America.

Author Notes

Peter Roop is a Wisconsin State Teacher of the Year, and has been a writer of children's books for over 25 years. He has written extensively for Cricket and Cobblestone Magazines. He currently writes and speaks full-time. Last year he talked with over 50,000 students, presenting over 800 workshops for students, educators and writers in 26 states.

Together with his wife, Peter has written 60 children's books ranging from historical fiction to nonfiction. Seven of their books are "Reading Rainbow" books, including Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie, a Feature Book. Their books have received recognition from the National Association of Science Teachers, National Council of Teachers of English, the Children's Book Council, and the American Library Association. They have also received Wisconsin's Laura Ingalls Wilder Book Award.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (2)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 2-3-Take one brave young boy, encode a message and hide it in the buttons of his jacket, mix in the Redcoats and George Washington, and you have historical fiction perfect for early elementary students. Written by Peter and Connie Roop, the book (Carolrhoda Books, 1986) offers an account of a Quaker family who became spies for the American army during the Revolutionary War and the boy who carried messages to Washington's camp in the buttons of his coat. Jason Harris provides a measured, word-for-word reading, but doesn't change his voice for the different characters. There are minimal, unobtrusive sound effects, such as the occasional clip-clop of horses' hooves. The Author's Note explains the spy activities of John Darragh and his Quaker family and how they risked their lives for American freedom. A good way to introduce historical fiction in an easy-to-read format.-Marilyn Hersh, Hillside Elementary School, Farmington Hills, MI (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Booklist Review

Gr. 2-4. The Roops smoothly reconstruct what might have happened when John Darrah, a young Quaker, hid coded messages in the buttons of his coat and took them out of the occupied city of Philadelphia to George Wash~ington's camp.

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