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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 909.7 EAN: 9780964380349 Edition: Expanded ISBN: 096438034X Label: Beautiful Feet Bks Manufacturer: Beautiful Feet Bks Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 357 Publication Date: April 10, 1997 Publisher: Beautiful Feet Bks Reading Level: Ages 4-8 Studio: Beautiful Feet Bks Editorial Review: Product Description: 1942 Newbery Honor Title The period measured by the life of George Washington 1732 to 1799 was one of revolution and change in many parts of the world as Enlightenment thinking took hold in the minds of men. When George was a young man, Benjamin Franklin was the most well-known American, Louis XV was on the throne of France, and George II was king of England. Father Junipero Serra had just arrived in Mexico to work with the Panes Indians. Mozart and Bach were writing their immortal music and Voltaire warred with his pen against Ignorance, Injustice and Superstition. The young nobleman Lafayette watched the feisty American colonies with fascinated interest as they stood up to Mother England when she sought to tax them unfairly. James Cook was sent by the Royal Society of London to Tahiti where their team of astronomers might observe a total eclipse of the sun and thereby accurately measure the distance between the earth and the sun. These are just a few of the wonderful narratives explored by Foster in her Newbery Honor Book of 1940. Prolifically illustrated with intriguing line drawings and detailed timelines, Foster's telling of the life story of George Washington does justice to the man it celebrates. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - excellent school resourceI love how this book places you in the world of current events of George Washington's life. it really gives a wonderful perspective on the historical events of the time. Rating: - The World of Columus and Sons vs. George Washington's WorldThe World Of Columbus and Sons was the first Foster book I've read. I really thought it interesting. George Washington's World is a much better book than The World Of Columus and Sons. Why? I can't explain. I'm not so intersted in Columbus as I am with Washington. Now, this book is really helping me (George Washington's World) since I'm in a middle of doing a research report on Martha Washington, George Washington's wife. George Washington's World talks quite a bit about Martha Washington so that ... Read More Rating:  - Learn to love history!I must admit, when I was growing up, I hated American history above all else. In comparison with British history or world history, it seemed so boring...all facts and no fun. Well, this book will make you enjoy eating your cultural veggies. First of all, the authors took the trouble to include the trivial details about the "players" that make them human and interesting. Also, because of Ms. Foster's unique panoramic approach to history, you are better able to understand the environment that ... Read More |
