America Is Born: A History for Peter
1959 children's history book
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America Is Born: A History for Peter is a 1959 children's history book written by American writer Gerald W. Johnson and illustrated by American artist Leonard Everett Fisher.[1] It is the first book in the series A History for Peter, written for Johnson's grandson Peter, and covers U.S. history from the arrival of Christopher Columbus in North America to the Constitutional Convention in 1787; it was followed by America Grows Up and America Moves Forward.[2][3] The book earned a Newbery Honor in 1960.[4]
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| Author | Gerald W. Johnson |
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| Illustrator | Leonard Everett Fisher |
| Language | English |
| Series | A History for Peter |
| Genre | U.S. History |
| Publisher | Morrow |
| Publication date | 1959 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 254 |
| Followed by | America Grows Up: A History for Peter |
