Description |
108 pages : black and white illustrations ; 20 cm. |
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age Children lcdgt |
Series |
Who was-- ?
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Note |
"An official WhoHQ book"--Cover. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 108). |
Contents |
Who was Walt Whitman? -- Long Island to Brooklyn -- City life -- Leaves of grass -- Sprouting leaves -- Life during wartime -- The good gray poet -- Friends from Britain -- Camden -- Banned in Boston -- Mickle Street -- Timelines -- Bibliography. |
Summary |
Walt Whitman was a printer, journalist, editor, and schoolteacher. But today, he's recognized as one of America's founding poets, a man who changed American literature forever. Throughout his life, Walt journeyed everywhere, from New York to New Orleans, Washington D.C. to Denver, taking in all that America had to offer. |
Audience |
830L Lexile |
Subject |
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 -- Juvenile literature.
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Poets, American -- 19th century -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Poets, American -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Genre |
Biographies.
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Added Author |
Foley, Tim, illustrator.
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ISBN |
9780399543982 (paperback) |
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0399543988 (paperback) |
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9780399543999 (library binding) |
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0399543996 (library binding) |
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1713744457 (Follettbound) |
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