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How Kate Warne Saved President Lincoln: The Story Behind the Nation's First Woman Detective
Contributor(s): Van Steenwyk, Elizabeth (Author), Belloni, Valentina (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0807541176     ISBN-13: 9780807541173
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
OUR PRICE:   $14.44  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: March 2016
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Girls & Women
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science - Politics & Government
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2015037630
Lexile Measure: 970
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8.1" W x 10.1" (0.70 lbs) 32 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1851-1899
- Sex & Gender - Girl's Interest
- Topical - Civil War
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 181392
Reading Level: 5.5   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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Publisher Description:

2017 Amelia Bloomer List, Early Readers Nonfiction
In 1856, when Kate Warne went to see Allan Pinkerton, only men were detectives. But Kate convinced Allan to hire her for his detective agency. She explained that she could worm out secrets where men could not go--in disguise as a society lady Join Kate on her most important mission--to thwart a plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln on the way to his inauguration.

Contributor Bio(s): Belloni, Valentina: - Valentina Belloni attended three years at European Institute of Design in Turin, Italy, and studied juvenile illustration. She currently lives in Turin with her cute, but fat, cats.Van Steenwyk, Elizabeth: - Elizabeth Van Steenwyk is the author of more than sixty-five books for children. She lives in California where she and her family run a winery and an alpaca farm.