Don't Know Much About George Washington - Softcover

Kenneth C. Davis is the New York Times best-selling author of Don't Know Much About® History, Don't Know Much About® Geography, Don't Know Much About® The Civil War, and Don't Know Much About® The Bible.

People magazine has said that "Reading [Davis] is like returning to the classroom of the best teacher you ever had."

A frequent visitor to classrooms and teacher groups, Davis has appeared often on The Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN, National Public Radio, and many other television and radio shows. He is a contributing editor to USA Weekend, which features his Don't Know Much About® quizzes on a variety of subjects.

Born and educated in Mt. Vernon, New York, he now lives in New York City and Vermont with his wife, Joann, and their two children, Jenny and Colin.

Gr. 3-7. Organized in the author's trademark question-and-answer format, these biographies have sure appeal for reluctant readers. Davis gives just enough historical background to place his subjects in context, and he has selected and phrased his facts with middle-schoolers' interests and sense of humor in mind. washington features amusing line drawings by Rob Shepperson; the artwork in Sitting Bull, which is more serious in tone, includes some rather murky pencil sketches and period photographs. The selected bibliography in Sitting Bull is a mix of adult and children's books; in George Washington youth fiction and nonfiction titles are listed separately, followed by a bibliography of mostly adult books. Both books have a time line; Washington also includes a Web site list. The subjects are familiar, but the treatment is unusual and effective. Catherine Andronik
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