{"product_id":"gingerbread-for-liberty-how-a-german-baker-helped-win-the-american-revolution-9780063566651","title":"Gingerbread for Liberty!: How a German Baker Helped Win the American Revolution","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCelebrate America's 250th anniversary with this stirring picture book biography about a forgotten hero of the American Revolution who rose to the occasion and served his country, not with muskets or canons, but with gingerbread!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristopher Ludwick was a German-born American patriot with a big heart and a talent for baking. When cries of \"Revolution!\" began, Christopher was determined to help General George Washington and his hungry troops. Not with muskets or cannons, but with gingerbread!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCheerfully told by Mara Rockliff and brought to life by Vincent Kirsch's inventive cut-paper illustrations, \u003ci\u003eGingerbread for Liberty\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of an unsung hero of the Revolutionary War who changed the course of history one loaf at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mara Rockliff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Clarion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.01h x 8.72w x 0.25d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063566651\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Young Adult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e171607 \/ Gingerbread for Liberty! How a German Baker Helped Win the American Revolution\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRockliff, Mara:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMara Rockliff \u003c\/strong\u003eis the author of many popular children's books, including \u003cem\u003eTry It! How Frieda Caplan Changed the Way We Eat; Chik Chak Shabbat; \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eGingerbread for Liberty! How a German Baker Helped Win the American Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e, an NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People and winner of multiple state awards. She lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, with her family. Visit her online at www.mararockliff.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirsch, Vincent X.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eVincent X. Kirsch is the author and illustrator who has worked with publishers such has Farrar, Straus, \u0026amp; Giroux, and Bloomsbury USA, where artwork for his first book \u003ci\u003eNatalie and Naughtily\u003c\/i\u003e was accepted into the 2008 Original Art Show at the Society of Illustrators in New York.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eHe now lives in Los Angeles, California. \u003ci\u003eNoah Webster and His Words\u003c\/i\u003e is his first book with Houghton Mifflin.\u003c\/p\u003eVisit his website at vincentxkirsch.com. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Mara Rockliff \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48641329430685,"sku":"9780063566651","price":11.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_ebb73ee5-f4b3-4930-af98-c654fcae9e22.jpg?v=1784106822","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/gingerbread-for-liberty-how-a-german-baker-helped-win-the-american-revolution-9780063566651","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}