Colorful Sam Houston leaps to life in the pages of this fresh and funny biography, set against the story of Texas's fight for independence from Mexico. Lively, readable, and solidly researched, this is the kind of biography every child needs. Booklist, starred review
Jean Fritz has done it again. Her writing turns this larger-than-life character into a very real person. School Library Journal, starred review
Young readers will find the book fast-paced and fact-packed.---from The New York Times Book Review
109 pages 978-0698116467 Ages 8-12
Keywords: biography, American history, 19th century, politics, government, 8 year old, 9 year old, 10 year old, 11 year old, narrative nonfiction, Texas