GEORGE WASHINGTON
George Washington: Young Leader, by
Augusta Stevenson. Part of the Childhood of Famous American Series.
Paper. A lively, inspiring, fictionalized biography that will be eagerly read by children
8 and up. 192 pages. Black and white drawings. $4.49-D
 George Washington and His Family Paper Dolls in
Full Color by Tom Tierney. Dover.
Contains meticulous representations
of Martha, George, and 4 Custis grandchildren, plus 32 costumes: silk taffeta
gown, embroidered waistcoats, knee breeches, black velvet suit, gold satin gown,
much more. Captions explain pictures.
$5.36-D
 George
Washington Coloring Book by Peter F. Copeland. Dover, 2003. Contains
over 40 dramatic scenes from Washington's life: his birthplace, as a young
surveyor, his marriage to Martha Custis, appointment as Commander-in-Chief of
the Continental Army, victory at Yorktown, and inauguration as the first U.S.
President, etc. 48 pages. BTH-3499. $3.59-D
George Washington's Breakfast, by
Jean Fritz. A young boy named after George Washington wants to know all about him. He
already has a lot of important information, but he wants to know what George Washington
ate for breakfast, and no one seems to know. His grandmother promised to cook it for him
if he can find out. George begins to research the subject through books, a visit to
Mount Vernon. He finally stumbles on the answer in an old book in his attic. This
book provides a great role model for young researchers. For ages 8-11, paper.
$5.39-D
Washington's World, by Geneive
Foster, with some added information in this expanded edition by her daughter Joanna. Just
brought back into print by Beautiful Feet Books, this comprehensive biography covers the
important events all over the world from George Washington's birth until his death. This
is a wonderful book to read aloud to the whole family. A fourth grader can handle the
reading, but it's a shame to limit the book to just one family member at a time. This book
is INTERESTING. The author considered history a drama, and she portrayed it dramatically.
Mrs. Foster enhances her story with wonderful charts that
introduce each time period. These contain drawings of important people and events during
that period from all over the world. These will give you great ideas for who and what to
put on an illustrated time line. They also help you see the whole picture, and provide a
reference point when you need to get the people you're reading about back into
perspective. Mrs. Foster also provides maps to help readers follow the events in the book.
Besides the biography itself, the 357 pages in this
softcover book contain an index, some biographical information on how the book came to be
written, and a list of other books about this period of history. The price is 15.95*.
 George Washington, by Ingri and
Edgar Parin D'Aulaire. This has also been brought back into print by Beautiful Feet, and is
the most comprehensive and beautifully illustrated book I have seen for primary children
on George Washington. 60 pages. $13.95*
Meet George Washington, by Joan
Heilroner. A Random House Step Up Paperback Book. Primary reading level. Lively
illustrations and intriguing facts, and very readable print with lots of white space make
this just right for readers who are reaching the chapter book level. 72 pages. 3.99.
 Rules of Civility: The 110
Precepts That Guided Our First President in War and Peace by Richard
Brookhiser. These precepts are the very ones that George Washington copied out by hand in
his own notebook. They were copied from a text used by generations of Jesuit tutors, and
were considered the framework of civil behavior for any young man who would ever amount to
anything in society. Brookhiser's introduction demonstrates how the simple notions of
courtesy, respect, honesty, and humility are more likely to produce worldly success than
the selfish Machiavellian traits practiced by today's politicians. George Washington
believed material success without honor was worthless.
This is a hardcover edition, with a dust jacket.
It is enhanced with black/white art reproductions related to George Washington. The rules
are interspersed with Brookhiser's enlightening commentary, adding additional insight.
Though a few of these precepts may seem a bit outdated, most are as important today as
they were in Washington's time. Here's an example: "89 Speak not evil of the absent
for it is unjust."
A perfect copy of this book is $14.40-D
A remaindered copy of this book, with a black marker line on the bottom edge, is only
$6.93-B
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