Who Was Daniel Boone?

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Who Was Daniel Boone?
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Sydelle Kramer
By (author) Who HQ
Illustrated by George Ulrich
SeriesWho Was?
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:112
Dimensions(mm): Height 194,Width 135
ISBN/Barcode 9780448439020
ClassificationsDewey:B
Audience
Children / Juvenile

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint Grosset & Dunlap Inc.,U.S.
Publication Date 7 September 2006
Publication Country United States

Description

Called the "Great Pathfinder", Daniel Boone is most famous for opening up the West to settlers through Kentucky. A symbol of America's pioneering spirit Boone was a skilled outdoorsman and an avid reader although he never attended school. Sydelle Kramer skillfully recounts Boone's many adventures such as the day he rescued his own daughter from kidnappers.

Author Biography

S. A. KRAMER is the author of many nonfiction early readers on topics as varied as submarines and the first summit of Mount Everest. She has written many sports readers, including the recently revised edition ofBasketball's Greatest Players. Kramer lives in Brooklyn, New York.