George Washington
The Rise of America's First President
Published on 1. July 2012
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-1-4296-8621-1 (ISBN)
Description
George Washington had fought bravely during the Revolutionary War. The people saw him as a hero. They wanted to make him king. But Washington didn't want that kind of power. Instead, he became the first president of the United States. Follow this war hero as he leads his troops into battle and shares their losses and success.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: Preschool, Reading Age: From 8 to 9 years, Interest Age: From 8 to 14 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Paper over boards
Illustrations
Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
249 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4296-8621-1 (9781429686211)
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Agnieszka Biskup is a writer and editor based in Chicago. She is a former science editor at the Boston Globe as well as a Knight Fellow at MIT, where she studied science journalism. She served as managing editor of the children's magazine Muse and has written numerous children's books in addition to many articles for newspapers, magazines, and websites. Her books have received awards from Learning magazine, the Association of Educational Publishers, the Society of School Librarians International, and have been chosen as Junior Library Guild selections. She is also a winner of the 2015 American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award in the Writing for Children category.