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Will You Sign Here, John Hancock?

By Jean Fritz

By Jean Fritz

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Paperback $7.99

Mar 17, 1997 | ISBN 9780698114401 | 7-9 years

Will You Sign Here, John Hancock? by Jean Fritz
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Mar 17, 1997 | ISBN 9780698114401

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About Will You Sign Here, John Hancock?

Little-known facts are highlighted in this fun book about this historical figure, by Newbery Honor-winning author Jean Fritz. “The book is a most enjoyable view of history . . . The delightful illustrations exactly suit the times and the extraordinary character of John Hancock.”—The Horn Book

Everyone knows that John Hancock was one of the first signers of the Declaration of Independence. But not many know that he signed his name so large to show how mad he was about how the colonists had been treated.

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About Jean Fritz

Acclaimed biographer, Jean Fritz, was born in China to American missionaries on November 16, 1915. Living there until she was almost thirteen sparked a lifelong interest in American history.  She wrote about her childhood in China in Homesick, My Own Story, a… More about Jean Fritz

Product Details

Category: Children’s Nonfiction | Children’s Picture Books

Paperback | $7.99
Published by Puffin Books
Mar 17, 1997 | 48 Pages | 7 x 9 | 7-9 years | ISBN 9780698114401

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Praise for Will You Sign Here, John Hancock?

A Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book
An IRA-CBC Children’s Choice Book
A Notable Children’s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies
A Library of Congress Best Children’s Book of the Year
 
“The book is a most enjoyable view of history…. The delightful illustrations exactly suit the times and the extraordinary character of John Hancock.”—The Horn Book

★”Jean Fritz fleshes the personality of the most famous signer of the Declaration of Independence with details both sympathetic and amusing…[Her] irrepressible humor is given crisp expression in the illustrations.” –School Library Journal (starred review)

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