Day in the Life of a Colonial Sailmaker

Contributor(s): Krebs, Laurie (Author)

ISBN: 9781435836860

Publisher: PowerKids Press

Binding Types:

Paperback

$22.60

Digicover (1-4 copies)

$35.55 (Final Price)

Readerbound (5-99 copies)

$34.35 (100+ copies: $33.60)

List/retail price:

$22.60

Pub Date: August 1, 2003

Dewey: 623.862

Lexile Code: 0000

Target Age Group: 05 to 10

Physical Info: 0.07" H x 8.50" L x 8.50" W ( 0.15 lbs) 24 pages

BISAC Categories:

Series: Library of Living and Working in Colonial Times

Accelerated Reader® Info

Quiz #:0000070539 ( Day in the Life of a Colonial Sailmaker)

Reading level: 5.00

Interest level: LG

Point value: 0.5

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: Students follow a day in the life of James Forten, the son of a free black family living in colonial Philadelphia. Forten became one of the leading sailmakers of his time. Students will learn how sails were made and from what materials, as well as what life was like for a free black businessman in a time when slavery was still accepted. As one of the richest businessmen in Philadelphia, he spent much of his wealth working to improve the lives of black Americans.

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