Pub Date: September 1, 2005
Dewey: 973.3113
LCCN: 2005006462
Lexile Code: 0590
Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
Target Age Group: 08 to 14
Physical Info: 0.30" H x 9.22" L x 7.30" W ( 0.51 lbs) 32 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Nonfiction | Comics and Graphic Novels | History | United States Colonial and Revolutionary Periods
Series: Graphic History
Description: Describes the Boston Massacre, the event when the American colonists believed that they had been treated and taxed unfairly for years by Great Britain, leading to a clashing with British troops. Written in graphic-novel format.
Brief description: Michael Burgan has written numerous books for children and young adults during his nearly 20 years as a freelance writer. Many of his books have focused on U.S. history, geography, and the lives of world leaders. Michael has won several awards for his writing, and his graphic novel version of the classic tale Frankenstein (Stone Arch Books) was a Junior Library Guild selection. Michael graduated from the University of Connecticut with a bachelor's degree in history. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with his cat, Callie.