Let's Read About-- George Washington

by Kimberly Weinberger, Bob Doucet (Illustrator)

A simple biography of the first president of the United States.

Genres: Biography, Childrens, Nonfiction, Presidents, Picture Books, History

29 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2002

Reviews

[Jonah Liebhauser · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked it so much because he was our president and was in a war.

[Nancy Roach · Rating 4 out of 5]

George Washington grew up in Virginia and desired to be a soldier like his brothers. Through this book we learn the story of how he came to be a great leader. After the fight against England the people decided that he would be a great president. This biography was great because it told the story of Washington in simple terms but still got across how important he was in the founding of America. The biography would be good to incorporate in a 2nd or 3rd history lesson when they learn about presidents.

[LC · Rating 5 out of 5]

A nice, small biography great for any classroom! This book went through the different phases in his life, when he was a child, a teenager, and an adult. I think this is a great book to have in the classroom, especially during a social studies unit for students. I liked how this biography mentions that he never wanted to be a leader but he served the American people as the first president.

[Michelle McQ. · Rating 2 out of 5]

I thought this would be a great book about George Washington for younger readers. It has good illustrations but the information is too brief to garner much interest from a reader, even a young one. I think there are probably better biographies available on George Washington.

[Jen Goeden · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book Let’s Read about… George Washington is a book that explains what happens to George Washington in his life.

This is a great children’s book that is easy for them to read about George Washington life. The books does do a pretty good job by going in sequence on what happens in George Washington life. The form of the book is biography. You could sue this book when you are teaching students what a biography is because they should be able to read it to themselves. A different time that you could use this book is when you are teaching your students about the first President. You could have your student write a time line on what happens to George Washington life, which this would help the student work on writing and listing to what happened in the story. The pictures in the book do a good job showing what the people looks liked back in that time.

[Ricky Ordway · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great book to use for students beginning to learn about US History. The book is very basic and covers George Washington's life from birth to first job and concludes with Washington becoming President. I would recommend it for early primary grades. Very general but tells his story.

[Rosa Cline · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a basic good way of starting your child out with Biographies. These "Let's Read About' books have all been good. This one is of George Washington...from his childhood, to teen years to his adulthood. covering important times and places in his life without being boring.

[10-11 Lexie · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is very informational. I didn't enjoy this book much because I enjoy made up intresting stories.

[Theresa · Rating 3 out of 5]

good early reader
american history resource
biography