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Li'l Dan, the Drummer Boy: A Civil War Story
Contributor(s): Bearden, Romare (Author), Bearden, Romare (Illustrator), Gates, Henry Louis (Foreword by)

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ISBN: 0689862377     ISBN-13: 9780689862373
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2003
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american
- Juvenile Fiction | Art
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century
Dewey: E
LCCN: 2003003548
Age Level: 4-8
Grade Level: PreK-3
Lexile Measure: 640 AD (Adult Directed Text)
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 12.18" W x 10.02" L (1.24 lbs) 40 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1851-1899
- Chronological Period - 19th Century
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Topical - Civil War
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product
Review Citations: Black Issues Book Review 07/01/2003 pg. 65
Kirkus Review - Children 08/01/2003 pg. 1012
Publishers Weekly 08/25/2003 pg. 62
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2003 pg. 589
School Library Journal 10/01/2003 pg. 114
Booklist 10/15/2003 pg. 415
BookPage 11/01/2003 pg. 47
Multicultural Review 12/01/2003 pg. 86
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2003 pg. 30 - Superior,Well Above Average
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2004 pg. 30 - Superior,Well Above Average
School Library Journal 10/01/2004
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 72444
Reading Level: 3.7   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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Publisher Description:
A brave drummer boy marches along with Union soldiers in this powerful picture book.

Li'l Dan, an enslaved boy on a Southern plantation, loves to play his drum. When a company of Union soldiers announce that the slaves have been set free, Dan has no place to go, so he follows the soldiers, who make him their mascot. But Confederate soldiers attack, and Dan discovers that he is the only one who can save his friends.


Contributor Bio(s): Bearden, Romare: - Romare Bearden (1911-1988) is internationally recognized as one of America's greatest artists and was a recipient of the President's National Medal of Arts. Bearden worked in many media, but he is best known for his collages. His work is included in museums and galleries throughout the United States, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. A retrospective of his work is currently on display at the National Gallery of Art; it will travel over the next few years to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Dallas Museum of Art, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.Bearden, Romare: - Romare Bearden (1911-1988) is internationally recognized as one of America's greatest artists and was a recipient of the President's National Medal of Arts. Bearden worked in many media, but he is best known for his collages. His work is included in museums and galleries throughout the United States, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. A retrospective of his work is currently on display at the National Gallery of Art; it will travel over the next few years to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Dallas Museum of Art, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.
 
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