George Washington’s Birthday

A Mostly True Tale

Margaret McNamara ∙ Illustrated by Barry Blitt

Hardcover

Published on Jan 10, 2012 | 40 Pages

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Published on Jan 10, 2012 | 40 Pages

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Grades Preschool – 3
Ages 4–8

A perfect picture book biography from award-winning author Margaret McNamara and New Yorker artist Barry Blitt comes this partly true and completely funny story of George Washington’s 7th birthday. In this clever approach to history, readers will discover the truths and myths about George Washington. Did George Washington wear a wig? No. Did George Washington cut down a cherry tree? Probably not. Readers young and old who are used to seeing George Washington as an old man, will get a new look at the first president—as a kid. Perfect for classrooms, Presidents’ Day, or as a birthday gift.

ISBN 9780375844997 (Hardcover)
Published on Jan 10, 2012
Published by Random House Studio
Pages 40
Dimensions 9 x 11
Age Range 4-8 years
Grade Preschool - 3
Reading Level Lexile: AD720L | Fountas/Pinnell: O

ISBN 9780375987410 (Ebook)
Published on Jan 10, 2012
Published by Random House Studio
Pages 40
Age Range 4-8 years
Grade Preschool - 3
Reading Level Lexile: AD720L | Fountas/Pinnell: O

Margaret McNamara

Margaret McNamara is the author of five other titles about Mr. Tiffin’s class including How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?, which was awarded the Oppenheimer Toy Portfolio Best Book Gold Award, and The Dinosaur Expert, which received three starred reviews. She is also the author of countless other picture books, including Vote for Our Future, which Kirkus Reviews called "essential" in a starred review. Ms. McNamara lives in New York City.

Barry Blitt

Barry Blitt is a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and illustrator. Since 1992, he has contributed illustrations and more than one hundred covers to The New Yorker, including “Deluged,” voted Cover of the Year by the American Society of Magazine Editors in 2006, and “The Politics of Fear,” a finalist for the same award in 2009. Blitt’s work has also appeared in Vanity Fair, Time, Rolling Stone, The Atlantic, and The New York Times. His work for children includes The 39 Apartments of Ludwig van Beethoven and Once Upon a Time, the End (Asleep in 60 Seconds). Blitt lives in Roxbury, Connecticut.