The Tree That Owns Itself: And Other Adventure Tales from Out of the Past

By Loretta Johnson Hammer and Gail Langer Karwoski

Book Overview

Georgia provides the backdrop for twelve historical fiction stories. The twelve stories in this book by teachers Loretta Hammer and Gail Karwoski take place in Georgia from the Revolutionary War... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1561451207
• ISBN13: 9781561451203
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Peachtree Publishers
• Length: 149 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6

Customer Reviews

Georgia authors make history come alive

As a native of Athens, Georgia, home of the famous "Tree That Owns Itself," I can tell you that this book by Watkinsville, Georgia authors, Gail Langer Karwoski and Loretta Johnson Hammer, is a must-have addition to the library of all Georgia history enthusiasists, young and old alike. In twelve fictional stories from different periods of Georgia history, Karwoski and Hammer bring historical events to life in a creative and entertaining way. It's also a valuable teaching resource that all elementary school teachers can use.

Great stories about the past

This book was written by my gifted and fourth grade teachers, and i loved to hear about the past. I bought the book and read it cover to cover. It was a great book made by my favorite teachers.I recommend it to all young readers.

unique in a good way!

This book was by two of my fourth grade teachers. I enjoyed being a student. They were always nice and had excellent imaginations. When they wrote the book, I immediately bought it. And I was really surprised about the book. I read it over and over again and I love it! I recommend this book to everyone that is a book lover.