Voices of Gettysburg

by Sherry Garland

Overview

This illustrated history for young readers offers a sweeping view of the events that led up to and followed this famous battle. The story begins in 1863 and continues to 1923, told through the voices of the participants. The gripping images draw readers into the turning point of the American Civil War.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781589806535
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	04/23/2010
Series:	Voices of History
Pages:	40
Product dimensions:	9.60(w) x 10.60(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Sherry Garland has written more than thirty books and won more than forty awards, including an American Library Association Notable recognition and a Reading Rainbow book selection. She enjoys writing about history and created her Voices Series to bring a personal note to pivotal moments in America’s past. Her writing career began as early as high school, when she won first place for her essay entitled “Why I Love Texas.” This essay later served as inspiration for her much-acclaimed children’s book Voices of the Alamo, which was named to the Children’s Book Council’s Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People list and chosen as a Scholastic Reading Counts! selection.

Garland received her BA in French and English from the University of Texas at Arlington and is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. Although she began her writing career by publishing adult novels, Garland quickly transitioned to children’s and young adult literature. She has spoken at many schools across Texas and the United States and traveled to Asia three times to speak at international schools.

A fifth-generation Texan, she and her husband reside in Bryan, Texas, amidst the wildlife of the countryside.