Those Rebels, John & Tom

A brilliant portrait of two American heroes from the award-winning creators of The Extraordinary Mark Twain (According to Susy)!

"Adams and Jefferson help bring forth the Declaration of Independence and... model successful collaboration. Their secret: Speak up and listen to the other guy. Good lessons for today's Washington." --San Francisco ChroniceAn NCTE Orbis Pictus Award Honor Book John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were very different. John Adams was short and stout. Thomas Jefferson was tall and lean. John was argumentative and blunt. Tom was soft-spoken and polite. But these two very different gentlemen did have two things in common: They both cared deeply about the American colonies, and neither cared much for the British tyrant, King George.With their signature wit, impeccable research, and inventive presentation style, award winners Barbara Kerley and Edwin Fotheringham masterfully blend biography and history to create a brilliant portrait of two American heroes who bravely set aside their differences to join forces in the fight for our country's freedom.

Publisher: Scholastic Press
Published: 01/01/2012
Pages: 48
Weight: 1.13lbs
Size: 12.20h x 8.94w x 0.36d
ISBN: 9780545222686
Age: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.3
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 149056 / Those Rebels, John & Tom


Award: Orbis Pictus Award - Honor Book
Award: NAPPA Gold Awards - Winner
Award: Literary Award - Finalist
Award: Washington State Book Award - Winner


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 11/14/2011 pg. 54
Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2011
Booklist 12/01/2011 pg. 51
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2012
School Library Journal 01/01/2012 pg. 94
New York Times Book Review 01/15/2012 pg. 17
Shelf Awareness 02/03/2012
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 184 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

About the Author
Barbara Kerley is a two-time Sibert Honoree and a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honoree whose award-winning biographies include What to Do About Alice?, The Extraordinary Mark Twain (According to Susy), Those Rebels, John & Tom, and A Home for Mr. Emerson, all illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham; Tigers & Tea with Toppy, illustrated by Matte Stephens; and The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins and Walt Whitman: Words for America, illustrated by Brian Selznick. Kerley's books have all been praised for their lively prose, meticulous research, and artistic presentation style. She lives in Portland, Oregon. Visit her online at barbarakerley.com.
Edwin Fotheringham's stylish, award-winning illustrations have graced the pages of The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and many other publications. He has illustrated numerous highly acclaimed nonfiction picture books, such as Barbara Kerley's What to Do About Alice?, a Sibert Honor Book and a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book; The Extraordinary Mark Twain (According to Susy), a New York Public Library Best Children's Book; Those Rebels, John & Tom, an NCTE Orbis Pictus Award Honor Book; and A Home for Mr. Emerson, a NAPPA Gold Award winner; as well as younger fiction picture books, such as Pam Muñoz Ryan's Tony Baloney and the eponymous beginning reader series, Jennifer Hamburg's Monkey and Duck Quack Up!, a spring 2015 Indie Favorite, and Andria Rosenbaum's Big Sister, Little Monster. Ed lives in Seattle, Washington. Visit him online at edfotheringham.com.