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Who Was Annie Oakley? GB Library Binding – February 18, 2002

by Stephanie Spinner (Author), Larry Day (Illustrator), Nancy Harrison (Illustrator)
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 480 ratings
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Describes the life of the frontier woman and sharpshooter who achieved fame with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
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  1. Reading age
    7 - 10 years, from customers
  2. Part of series
    Who Was?
  3. Print length
    112 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Grade level
    3 and up
  6. Lexile measure
    870L
  7. Dimensions
    5.5 x 0.5 x 7.5 inches
  8. Publisher
    Grosset & Dunlap
  9. Publication date
    February 18, 2002
  10. ISBN-10
    0448426609
  11. ISBN-13
    978-0448426600
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Grade 3-5-Annie Oakley was born Phoebe Ann Moses in 1860 in Ohio. Her life story is told here-from her fatherless childhood through her marriage to Frank Butler and glory days traveling with Buffalo Bill's show to her death, 18 days before her husband's, in 1926. "Little Sure Shot," as she was nicknamed by Sitting Bull, truly had a one-of-a-kind life. She raised herself up from a poor, abused baby-sitter to a sharpshooting show woman who enchanted Queen Victoria out of her post-Albert funk, no less. However, while her biography is presented in full here, the prose is rather dry and uninviting. The black-and-white cartoons that pad the book are no better. Although two time lines are appended, there is no index. Sue Macy's Bull's-Eye (National Geographic, 2001) is a wonderful photobiography of Oakley that will be far more helpful for reports and is more enjoyable reading.
Anne Chapman Callaghan, Racine Public Library, WI
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Larry Day is the award-winning illustrator of several picture books about American history, including Colonial Voices: Hear them Speak and Voices from the Oregon Trail by Kay Winters and George Did It by Suzanne Tripp Jurmain, He has exhibited watercolors extensively as well. He lives in Oak Park, Illinois.�

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Grosset & Dunlap (February 18, 2002)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Library Binding ‏ : ‎ 112 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0448426609
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0448426600
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 7 - 10 years, from customers
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 870L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 3 and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.5 x 7.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 480 ratings

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4.8 out of 5 stars
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shelby
5.0 out of 5 stars Great!
Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2024
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Perfect book for 3rd graders. Easy to read and understand.
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Michael C
5.0 out of 5 stars it was an impulse buy.
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2023
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I received the video of my granddaughter in Sweden in a sharpshooter class at school. (Very sure this is related to hunting and not self-defense) Deer hunting is popular and also a good source.

Looking for a little female empowerment, I was absolutely sure that she had no idea who An Oakley was, so I checked on Amazon and found this fairly quickly and sent it to her for her birthday.

I was impressed by how challenging the class was she was shooting from quite a distance, and there was a video screen next to her showing exactly where she had hit in relation to the bullseye.

She is eight.
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Vince Prybeck
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for a young girl
Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2021
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I bought this book for my 8 yr old granddaughter. She loves it. A great book showcasing a very accomplished and talented woman, who started out young and became world famous by the time she was a teenager. A great role model.
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Hoosiergirl83
5.0 out of 5 stars Great.
Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2013
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I love reading. However, as the mother of 3 young sons whom I also home school, I hardly have time for it! The "who was...?" series is fantastic. Interesting information without way too many dates or unnecessary facts. An easy plus interesting read if you don't have a lot of time.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good general story book
Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2020
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Appears to have some minor errors with regards to facts and details. Great for general story but not recommended for research (even at the middle school level it appears to be geared to).
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R. W. Schmitt
5.0 out of 5 stars Great bio to read the info age appropriate for 8yo
Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2011
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My daughter used this book as part of her source for a speech that she did on Annie Oakley. It made the info interesting to her. It was age-level appropriate, which was nice. Some of the other books that she checked out at the library were very dry and she lost interest in them quickly. This series seemed to keep her interest. Great book!
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Lisa Loo
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book, good price
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2016
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Good book with great info about Oakley's life. The large font, pictures, and short chapters make it an easy read. We homeschool and we read one "Who Was..." book each week for enrichment. Fast shipping, arrived in perfect condition. Will add it to our collection.
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Meredith Shepherd
5.0 out of 5 stars A story about the fascinating life of a fascinating woman.
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2018
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I love this series of books, though some of the books I find disappointing or sometimes boring. This book, however, is one of the great one. I had heard of Annie Oakley of course, but did not know her story. She lived a fascinating life and was a fascinating person. My daughter, who is 9, is genuinely loving this book too.
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Candace K
5.0 out of 5 stars Great biography series for children
Reviewed in Germany on November 16, 2016
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I love this series! They are great, easy-to-read, fact based biographies that my children have grown up with. Sacagawea was our first book because of my daughter's obsession and from there we moved to other strong historical women, such as Helen Keller and Amelia Earhart. Then we would find subjects to correspond with whatever my kids were studying at school. Really, really recommend this series!!!
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