<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This reader chronicles the life of John Adams, the second president of the newly formed United States. Full color.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>John Adams didn't enjoy traveling. He much preferred to stay home with his wife and children. But John Adams also had a dream: He wanted to see the thirteen colonies free from English rule. He wanted to see the creation of a new country -- the United States of America. John Adams did whatever was needed to make his dream come true.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Deborah Hopkinson is the author of numerous award-winning children's books, including <i>Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt</i>, winner of the International Literacy Association Award; <i>Girl Wonder</i>, winner of the Great Lakes Book Award; and <i>Apples to Oregon</i>, a Junior Library Guild Selection. She received the 2003 Washington State Book Award for <i>Under the Quilt of Night.</i> She lives in Oregon. Visit her online at DeborahHopkinson.com.