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George Washington's Birthday : A Mostly True Tale

George Washington's Birthday : A Mostly True Tale Hardcover - 2012

by McNamara, Margaret

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  • near fine
  • Hardcover
  • first

From award-winning author McNamara ("How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?") and "New Yorker" artist Blitt comes this partly true and completely funny story of George Washington's seventh birthday. In this clever approach to history, readers will discover the truths and myths about George Washington. Readers young and old who are used to seeing George Washington as an old man will get a new look at the first president--as a kid. Full color.

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Westminster, MD, U.S.A.: Random House Children's Books, 2012. Book. Illus. by Barry Blitt. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition.. Picture book. It's his birthday and nobody has remembered..
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  • Title George Washington's Birthday : A Mostly True Tale
  • Author McNamara, Margaret
  • Illustrator Barry Blitt
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st Edition.
  • Condition Used - Near Fine
  • Pages 40
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Random House Children's Books, Westminster, MD, U.S.A.
  • Date 2012
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 021547
  • ISBN 9780375844997 / 0375844996
  • Weight 0.95 lbs (0.43 kg)
  • Dimensions 11 x 9.2 x 0.4 in (27.94 x 23.37 x 1.02 cm)
  • Ages 04 to 08 years
  • Grade levels P - 3
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
    • Event: Birthday
  • Library of Congress subjects Birthdays, Washington, George - Childhood and youth
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010051259
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

From the publisher

MARGARET MCNAMARA is the author of How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?, called "illuminating" by FamilyFun Magazine and recommended as "a first-purchase consideration" by School Library Journal, and most recently of The Three Little Aliens and the Big Bad Robot, illustrated by Mark Fearing. She is also the author of the popular Robin Hill School early reader series which sold more than 1.5 million copies. She lives in New York City.

BARRY BLITT's illustrations have appeared on the cover of the New Yorker and have also graced the pages of the Chicago Tribune, the New York Times, Child Magazine, and Entertainment Weekly. He is the illustrator of the children's books The 39 Apartments of Ludwig Van Beethoven by Jonah Winter, as well as Once Upon a Time, the End: Asleep in 60 Seconds by Geoffrey Kloske.

Media reviews

Citations

  • Booklist, 02/01/2012, Page 98
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 01/01/2012, Page 0
  • Horn Book Magazine, 01/01/2012, Page 76
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2012, Page 35
  • Kirkus Reviews, 12/15/2011, Page 0
  • New York Times Book Review, 01/15/2012, Page 17
  • Publishers Weekly, 11/07/2011, Page 67
  • School Library Journal, 01/01/2012, Page 82

About the author

MARGARET MCNAMARA is the author of How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?, called "illuminating" by FamilyFun Magazine and recommended as "a first-purchase consideration" by School Library Journal, and most recently of The Three Little Aliens and the Big Bad Robot, illustrated by Mark Fearing. She is also the author of the popular Robin Hill School early reader series which sold more than 1.5 million copies. She lives in New York City.

BARRY BLITT's illustrations have appeared on the cover of the New Yorker and have also graced the pages of the Chicago Tribune, the New York Times, Child Magazine, and Entertainment Weekly. He is the illustrator of the children's books The 39 Apartments of Ludwig Van Beethoven by Jonah Winter, as well as Once Upon a Time, the End: Asleep in 60 Seconds by Geoffrey Kloske.

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