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Books with author Suzanne Jurmain

  • The Forbidden Schoolhouse: The True and Dramatic Story of Prudence Crandall and Her Students

    Suzanne Jurmain

    Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, Jan. 2, 2018)
    “A captivating read.” —Kirkus Reviews They threw rocks at the school windows. Villagers refused to sell Miss Crandall groceries or let her students attend the town church. Her schoolhouse was mysteriously set on fire. The town authorities dragged her to jail and put her on trial for breaking the law. Her crime? Trying to teach African American girls geography, history, reading, philosophy, and chemistry. Exciting and eye-opening, this account of the heroine of Canterbury, Connecticut, and her elegant white schoolhouse at the center of town will give readers a glimpse of what it is like to try to change the world when few agree with you.
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  • The Secret of the Yellow Death: A True Story of Medical Sleuthing

    Suzanne Jurmain

    eBook (HMH Books for Young Readers, May 20, 2014)
    “Extremely interesting . . . Young people interested in medicine or scientific discovery will find this book engrossing, as will history students” (School Library Journal). [He had] a fever that hovered around 104 degrees. His skin turned yellow. The whites of his eyes looked like lemons. Nauseated, he gagged and threw up again and again . . . Here is the true story of how four Americans and one Cuban tracked down a killer, one of the word’s most vicious plagues: yellow fever. Journeying to fever-stricken Cuba in the company of Walter Reed and his colleagues, the reader feels the heavy air, smells the stench of disease, hears the whine of mosquitoes biting human volunteers during surreal experiments. Exploring themes of courage, cooperation, and the ethics of human experimentation, this gripping account is ultimately a story of the triumph of science. “[A] powerful exploration of a disease that killed 100,000 U.S. citizens in the 1800s.” —Kirkus Reviews Includes photos
  • The Forbidden Schoolhouse: The True and Dramatic Story of Prudence Crandall and Her Students

    Suzanne Jurmain

    Hardcover (HMH Books for Young Readers, Oct. 24, 2005)
    They threw rocks and rotten eggs at the school windows. Villagers refused to sell Miss Crandall groceries or let her students attend the town church. Mysteriously, her schoolhouse was set on fire—by whom and how remains a mystery. The town authorities dragged her to jail and put her on trial for breaking the law.Her crime? Trying to teach African American girls geography, history, reading, philosophy, and chemistry. Trying to open and maintain one of the first African American schools in America.Exciting and eye-opening, this account of the heroine of Canterbury, Connecticut, and her elegant white schoolhouse at the center of town will give readers a glimpse of what it is like to try to change the world when few agree with you.
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  • Secret of the Yellow Death: A True Story of Medical Sleuthing

    Suzanne Jurmain

    Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, Sept. 10, 2013)
    Red oozes from the patient's gums. He has a rushing headache and the whites of his eyes look like lemons. He will likely die within days. Here is the true story of how four Americans and one Cuban tracked down a killer, one of the world's most vicious plagues: yellow fever. Set in fever-stricken Cuba, this book allows the reader to feel the heavy air, smell the stench of disease, hears the whine of mosquitoes biting human volunteers during the surreal experiments. Exploring themes of courage, cooperation, and the ethics of human experimentation, this gripping account is ultimately a story of the triumph of science.
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  • The Secret of the Yellow Death: A True Story of Medical Sleuthing

    Suzanne Jurmain

    Hardcover (HMH Books for Young Readers, Oct. 26, 2009)
    Red oozes from the patient's gums. He has a rushing headache and the whites of his eyes look like lemons. He will likely die within days.Here is the true story of how four Americans and one Cuban tracked down a killer, one of the word's most vicious plagues: yellow fever. Set in fever-stricken Cuba, the reader feels the heavy air, smell the stench of disease, hear the whine of mosquitoes biting human volunteers during the surreal experiments. Exploring themes of courage, cooperation, and the ethics of human experimentation, this gripping account is ultimately a story of the triumph of science.
  • Freedom's Sons: The True Story of the Amistad Mutiny

    Suzanne Jurmain

    Hardcover (Collins, Jan. 20, 1998)
    AMISTAD CAPTIVES VICTORY JUSTICE TRIUMPHANTtrumpeted the March 13,1841, headline of The Colored American,one of the first U.S. newspapers published and edited by African Americans. The cause for this jubilation was an unprecedented event. At a time when most black Americans had no legal rights, a group of captive Africans had challenged the U.S. government before the Supreme Court -- and won!Freedom's Sons is a tale of unbending courage and moral integrity in the face of incredible odds. It is the extraordinary true story of the only successful slave revolt in American history. In 1839, fifty-three Africans aboard the Cuban slave ship Amistad broke out of their chains and took over the ship. Attempting to return to Sierra Leone, they landed instead on the northeast coast of the United States, where they were captured and put on trial. A year and a half later, former president John Quincy Adams argued the Supreme Court case that ultimately set them free.
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  • The Forbidden Schoolhouse: The True and Dramatic Story of Prudence Crandall and Her Students

    Suzanne Jurmain

    Hardcover (Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, Oct. 24, 2005)
    They threw rocks and rotten eggs at the school windows. Villagers refused to sell Miss Crandall groceries or let her students attend the town church. Mysteriously, her schoolhouse was set on fire—by whom and how remains a mystery. The town authorities dragged her to jail and put her on trial for breaking the law.Her crime? Trying to teach African American girls geography, history, reading, philosophy, and chemistry. Trying to open and maintain one of the first African American schools in America.Exciting and eye-opening, this account of the heroine of Canterbury, Connecticut, and her elegant white schoolhouse at the center of town will give readers a glimpse of what it is like to try to change the world when few agree with you.
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  • The Secret of the Yellow Death: A True Story of Medical Sleuthing

    Suzanne Jurmain

    Hardcover (HMH Books for Young Readers, Oct. 26, 2009)
    Red oozes from the patient's gums. He has a rushing headache and the whites of his eyes look like lemons. He will likely die within days. Here is the true story of how four Americans and one Cuban tracked down a killer, one of the word's most vicious plagues: yellow fever. Set in fever-stricken Cuba, the reader feels the heavy air, smell the stench of disease, hear the whine of mosquitoes biting human volunteers during the surreal experiments. Exploring themes of courage, cooperation, and the ethics of human experimentation, this gripping account is ultimately a story of the triumph of science.
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  • Animal Alphabet ABC: Learning Book for Toddlers

    Suzanne Jubin

    language (, May 15, 2020)
    It's time to have fun and learn your animal ABCs!ABC: Alphabet Animals is a captivating picture children’s book for ages 3 to 5 years old with delightful animal illustrations throughout the book.This is the newest ABC Alphabet book for kindergarten and preschool children by Suzanne Jubin.The alphabet animals are coming to you, so, let’s see what they are.This picture book teaches children about their first 26 animals all coded by alphabetic letters starting from A through to Z. Great for teaching children the alphabet of English.ABC: Alphabet Animals is different from other preschool ABC books because it is simple and filled with cute animal illustrations.The animals kids book includes well-known animals (wild animals, farm animals, zoo animals, ocean animals, birds ) such as a pig and an alligator, but also focusses on some of the lesser known animals in the world such as a bandicoot and an x-ray fish. ABC: Alphabet Animals at Bedtime is such a fun and cozy bedtime story, with animals brushing their tails, wearing onesies and nightcaps!With stunning illustrations throughout.Written in a fun rhyming format.For ages 2-7 years.Teaches children about animals and the alphabet, the alphabet and about new animals.ABC book for kindergartenAlphabet animals a-zGreat Bedtime bookAn enchanting children’s bedtime book that will capture your child’s imagination.WARNING: Cuteness of Animal illustrations Overload!
  • Freedom's Sons - The True Story of the Amistad Mutiny

    Suzanne JURMAIN

    Hardcover (SOLD, Aug. 16, 1998)
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