This lively biography, by Newbery Honor-winning author Jean Fritz, is a nice, personal look at a leader and his times.
In early America, when all the men wore ruffled shirts and rode grandly on horseback, one man refused to follow suit. He was the rebel leader Sam Adams, a plainspoken gent who scorned ruffles, refused to ride a horse, and had little regard for the King.
Praise for Why Don't You Get a Horse, Sam Adams?
★"The factual narration derives humor from amusing details... and Trina Schart Hyman's charcoal drawings put the incidents into clever perspective." —School Library Journal, starred review
★"A brisk, knowledgeable glimpse of how Samuel Adams got 'ready for history. "' —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"[Fritz's] story very effectively describes the start of colonial dissent as she deftly and humorously pictures the reluctant rider. The illustrations have a corresponding blend of raffish, funny details and historical accuracy." —Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"Adams emerges a marvelously funny and believable man. The illustrations play upon his foibles; they are,n fact, even more outrageously mocking than the text. . . A tour de force, for both author and illustrator." —Horn Book An ALA Notable Children's Book A New York Public Library Children's Books: 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing Hom Book Fanfare title A Library of Congress ''Children's Books of the Year" A Kirkus Choice Book
This lively biography, by Newbery Honor-winning author Jean Fritz, is a nice, personal look at a leader and his times.
In early America, when all the men wore ruffled shirts and rode grandly on horseback, one man refused to follow suit. He was the rebel leader Sam Adams, a plainspoken gent who scorned ruffles, refused to ride a horse, and had little regard for the King.
Praise
Praise for Why Don't You Get a Horse, Sam Adams?
★"The factual narration derives humor from amusing details... and Trina Schart Hyman's charcoal drawings put the incidents into clever perspective." —School Library Journal, starred review
★"A brisk, knowledgeable glimpse of how Samuel Adams got 'ready for history. "' —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"[Fritz's] story very effectively describes the start of colonial dissent as she deftly and humorously pictures the reluctant rider. The illustrations have a corresponding blend of raffish, funny details and historical accuracy." —Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"Adams emerges a marvelously funny and believable man. The illustrations play upon his foibles; they are,n fact, even more outrageously mocking than the text. . . A tour de force, for both author and illustrator." —Horn Book An ALA Notable Children's Book A New York Public Library Children's Books: 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing Hom Book Fanfare title A Library of Congress ''Children's Books of the Year" A Kirkus Choice Book
