George Washington
Young Leader
Author: Augusta Stevenson Series: Childhood of Famous Americans (Paperback)
Using simple language that beginning readers can understand, this lively, inspiring, and believable biography looks at the childhood of the man who grew up to become an integral part of the American colonies' fight for freedom.
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Using simple language that beginning readers can understand, this lively, inspiring, and believable biography looks at the childhood of the man who grew up to become an integral part of the American colonies' fight for freedom.
Description
George Washington was the first President of the United States, the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. But what was he like as a kid?
In this narrative biography, you'll learn all about George Washington's childhood, from his birth in Virginia on February 22, 1732, to his boyhood on a farm near Fredricksburg and later at Mount Vernon, to his relationship with his older brother, who was like a father to him. Find out what George did for fun--and what prepared him to eventually lead a new nation.
About the Author
Augusta Stevenson was a writer of children's books and a teacher. She wrote several Childhood of Famous Americans titles, including books about George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Paul Revere, Sitting Bull, Benjamin Franklin, and Molly Pitcher.
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Childhood of Famous Americans One of the most popular series ever published for young Americans, these classics have been praised alike by parents, teachers, and librarians. With these lively, inspiring, fictionalized biographies-easily read by children of eight and up-today's youngster is swept right into history. ABIGAIL ADAMS JOHN ADAMS LOUISA MAY ALCOTT SUSAN B. ANTHONY NEIL ARMSTRONG CRISPUS ATTUCKS CLARA BARTON ELIZABETH BLACKWELL DANIEL BOONE BUFFALO BILL ROBERTO CLEMENTE DAVY CROCKETT JOE DIMAGGIO WALT DISNEY AMELIA EARHART THOMAS A. EDISON ALBERT EINSTEIN HENRY FORD BENJAMIN FRANKLIN LOU GEHRIG GERONIMO JOHN GLENN JIM HENSON HARRY HOUDINI LANGSTON HUGHES ANDREW JACKSON MAHALIA JACKSON THOMAS JEFFERSON HELEN KELLER JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. ROBERT E. LEE MERIWETHER LEWIS ABRAHAM LINCOLN MARY TODD LINCOLN THURGOOD MARSHALL JOHN MUIR ANNIE OAKLEY JACQUELINE KENNEDY ONASSIS ROSA PARKS MOLLY PITCHER POCAHONTAS RONALD REAGAN PAUL REVERE JACKIE ROBINSON KNUTE ROCKNE ELEANOR ROOSEVELT FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT TEDDY ROOSEVELT BETSY ROSS BABE RUTH SACAGAWEA SITTING BULL JIM THORPE SOJOURNER TRUTH HARRIET TUBMAN MARK TWAIN GEORGE WASHINGTON MARTHA WASHINGTON LAURA INGALLS WILDER WILBUR AND ORVILLE WRIGHT Collect them all!
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