| Noah Webster and His Words Contributor(s): Ferris, Jeri Chase (Author), Kirsch, Vincent X. (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 054458242X ISBN-13: 9780544582422 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Books & Libraries - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods |
| Dewey: B |
| Lexile Measure: 820 |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 8" W x 10.5" (0.30 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Holiday - Independence Day - Event - Back to School - Topical - Real Life Heroes - Sex & Gender - Boy's Interest - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Topical - Boy's Interest |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 154180 Reading Level: 5.2 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Golden Kite Award for Nonfiction Webster's American Dictionary is the second most popular book ever printed in English. But who was that Webster? Noah Webster (1758-1843) was a bookish Connecticut farm boy who became obsessed with uniting America through language. He spent twenty years writing two thousand pages to accomplish that, and the first 100 percent American dictionary was published in 1828 when he was seventy years old. This clever, hilariously illustrated account shines a light on early American history and the life of a man who could not rest until he'd achieved his dream. An illustrated chronology of Webster's life makes this a picture perfect bi-og-ra-phy noun: a written history of a person's life]. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ferris, Jeri Chase: - "Jeri Chase Ferris is the award-winning author of eleven biographies for children and young adults. She specializes in biographies of women and minorities - people who have done great and important deeds, but have been overlooked in history. "We all like to be treated fairly," Jeri says. "Many of the people I write about were not treated fairly. My books set the record straight." She lives in California. This is her first book with Houghton Mifflin. Visit her website at www.jerichaseferris.com!"Kirsch, Vincent X.: - Vincent X. Kirsch is the author and illustrator who has worked with publishers such has Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, and Bloomsbury USA, where artwork for his first book Natalie and Naughtily was accepted into the 2008 Original Art Show at the Society of Illustrators in New York. He now lives in Los Angeles, California. Noah Webster and His Words is his first book with Houghton Mifflin. Visit his website at vincentxkirsch.com. |