| George Washington Contributor(s): Harness, Cheryl (Author) |
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ISBN: 0792254902 ISBN-13: 9780792254904 Publisher: National Geographic Kids OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2006 Annotation: The author of "Young Abe Lincoln, Abe Lincoln Goes to Washington" and "Young Teddy Roosevelt" now chips away the marble from the legend to present a portrait of George Washington as a very human man. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Presidents & First Families (u.s.) - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2006271277 |
| Lexile Measure: 940 |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 8.3" W x 10.7" (0.40 lbs) 48 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Holiday - President's Day |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 71971 Reading Level: 6.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Cheryl Harness uses her wonderfully vibrant art and down-to-earth writing style to "chip away the marble" and present George Washington as more than a monument. We see George the adventurous boy, tromping through the woods with his dog and his hunting rifle; George the courageous military leader fighting alongside his men; George the cunning military strategist, outfoxing the British and forcing their surrender at Yorktown; George the brilliant statesman presiding over the Constitutional Convention; and George the President, wisely protecting our country from enemies foreign and domestic so it could grow strong. But through it all, we see George as happiest living as an experimental farmer at Mount Vernon with his wife, Martha. He could have been Emperor of America, but he chose to spend his last years "looking after things that needed doing" at home. |