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Gingerbread for liberty! : how a German baker helped win the American Revolution / Mara Rockliff ; pictures by Vincent X. Kirsch.

Rockliff, Mara, (author.). Kirsch, Vincent X., (illustrator.).

Summary:

"A stirring picture book biography about a forgotten hero of the American Revolution who rose to the occasion and served his country, not with muskets or canons, but with gingerbread!"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0544130014
  • ISBN: 9780544130012
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
  • Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2015]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Endpapers have gingerbread cookies recipe.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Target Audience Note:
Elementary Grade.
AD590L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR LG 3.1 0.5 171607.
Awards Note:
Junior Library Guild selection
Subject:
Ludwick, Christopher, 1720-1801 > Juvenile literature.
Washington, George, 1732-1799 > Juvenile literature.
War > Juvenile literature.
Philadelphia (Pa.) > Juvenile literature.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Biography > Juvenile literature.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Participation, German > Juvenile literature.
Genre:
Biographies.

Available copies

  • 17 of 20 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 20 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Jacksonville Main Library EB LUDWICK (Text) 36015000212072 Juvenile Biography Available -
Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library E ROCKLIFF (Text) 39493107694533 Easy Reader Available -
Beaufort Main E 973.3 ROCKL (Text) 34208203379515 Easy Nonfiction Available -
Danbury Public Library JB LUDWICK (Text) 30672100332741 Easy Fiction Available -
Denton Public Library E R (Text) 25908006587690 Easy Fiction Available -
Eden Library JB Ludwick (Text) 31554009859629 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Elkin Public Library JB LUDWICK (Text) 40599000914757 Juvenile Biography Available -
Farmville Public Library E NONFICTION PICTURE (Text) 23900000020588 Easy Nonfiction In transit -
Fletcher Branch ROC (Text) 33258007936136 Easy Fiction Checked out 08/25/2026
Goldsboro Library JB LUDWICK (Text) 900000000403809 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -

Accessibility Features

Summary: "A stirring picture book biography about a forgotten hero of the American Revolution who rose to the occasion and served his country, not with muskets or canons, but with gingerbread!"--