H o a my itty-bitty bio introduces the youngest ld i Davy Crockett y b readers to important cultural figures. Each biography uses simple, short sentences and words familiar to y young readers to detail the subject’s life. Biographies t t are written in an engaging first-person voice, with i b historical and contemporary photos and illustrations - to keep the reader’s interest. y Simple questions prompt readers to compare their m t y t lives to that of the biography subject. A timeline in it i t y the backmatter uses repeated images and information - y b learned earlier in the book to reinforce the material. it m t y A glossary and index are also included. b i o : D a Read all these itty-bitty bio titles: v y C r Abraham Lincoln Frederick Douglass Martin Luther King, Jr. o c Amelia Earhart George Washington Maya Angelou k e t Benjamin Franklin Helen Keller Mother Teresa t Booker T. Washington Jackie Robinson Rosa Parks Davy Crockett Jane Goodall Sacagawea Eleanor Roosevelt Jimmy Carter Walt Disney Florence Griffith Joyner Marian Anderson GR: K www.cherrylakepublishing.com Page intentionally blank o i Davy Crockett b y t t i b - y t t i y m Published in the United States of America by Cherry Lake Publishing Ann Arbor, Michigan www.cherrylakepublishing.com Content Adviser: Ryan Emery Hughes, Doctoral Student, School of Education, University of Michigan Reading Adviser: Marla Conn MS, Ed., Literacy specialist, Read-Ability, Inc. Book Design: Jennifer Wahi Illustrator: Jeff Bane Photo Credits: © Melinda Fawver/Shutterstock, 5; © North Wind Picture Archives / Alamy Stock Photo, 7; © anthony Heflin/Shutterstock, 9, 22; © Don Smetzer / Alamy Stock Photo, 11; © Kent Weakley/Shutterstock, 13; © Niday Picture Library / Alamy Stock Photo, 15, 23; © Fotosearch / Stringer/Getty, 17; © Everett Historical/ Shutterstock, 19; © C. Stuart/Library of Congress, 21; Cover, 6, 12, 18, Jeff Bane; Various frames throughout, Shutterstock Images Copyright ©2017 by Cherry Lake Publishing All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means without written permission from the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Haldy, Emma E., author. | Bane, Jeff, 1957- illustrator. Title: Davy Crockett / Emma E. Haldy ; illustrated by Jeff Bane. Description: Ann Arbor : Cherry Lake Publishing, 2017. | Series: My itty-bitty bio | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Audience: Grades K-3. Identifiers: LCCN 2016031794| ISBN 9781634721516 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781634722834 (pbk.) | ISBN 9781634722179 (pdf) | ISBN 9781634723497 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Crockett, Davy, 1786-1836--Juvenile literature. | Pioneers--Tennessee--Biography--Juvenile literature. | Legislators--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature. | United States. Congress. House--Biography--Juvenile literature. | Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.)--Siege, 1836--Juvenile literature. Classification: LCC F436.C95 H35 2017 | DDC 976.804092 [B] --dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016031794 Printed in the United States of America Corporate Graphics 2 s t n e t n o c My Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 f o e Timeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 l b a Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 t Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 About the author: Emma E. Haldy is a former librarian and a proud Michigander. She lives with her husband, Joe, and an ever-growing collection of books. About the illustrator: Jeff Bane and his two business partners own a studio along the American River in Folsom, California, home of the 1849 Gold Rush. When Jeff’s not sketching or illustrating for clients, he’s either swimming or kayaking in the river to relax. 3 y r o t s y m I was born in 1786. I lived in Tennessee. I had eight brothers and sisters. 4 5 I enjoyed the outdoors. I liked to hunt. I did not like school. 6 7 I ran away from home when I was 13 years old. I worked. I the American explored . frontier What part of the world would you like to explore? Why? 8