George Washington's First Victory

by Diane Dawson Hearn (Illustrator), Stephen Krensky

An easy-to-read story describes an incident in the early life of George Washington, which provides a glimpse at his relationship with his mother and at the determined man he would become. Simultaneous.

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

32 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

I have been writing stories and drawing pictures for them ever since I learned how to write. I decided early on that I wanted to write and illustrate children's books when I grew up.

When I got older I went to college, first at the Rhode Island School of Design and then at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Upon graduating, I began my career in illustration.

I kept writing and had my story, Dad's Dinosaur Day published by Macmillan, soon followed by Bad Luck Boswell. Though I'm still primarily an illustrator, I still enjoy writing and hope to publish another story in the near future.

Reviews

[Rachel Driscoll · Rating 3 out of 5]

The "Ready-To-Read" collection of books features a series entitled, "Childhood Stories of Famous Americans." I have read the following titles: "George Washington's First Victory," "Harry Houdini Escape Artist," and "Mark Twain At Work!" All feature one or more stories taken from the childhoods of these famous Americans. The books are about 30 pages long, and feature colorful illustrations. The final page of each features a chronology of the life of the book's subject.
These books are a great introduction to biographies for the young reader. The reading level is approximately a Fountas-Pinnell M, and would be suitable for grades 2-3. There are 3-4 sentences of text per page with colorful illustrations on every page. The series includes many famous men and women from American history, and there is enough variety that any reader would certainly find a person that would catch their interest.

[Ashley Allen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I would use this to talk about George Washinton's childhood life. It explains how he helped his mother when he was younger and I think its great that children can relate to that.

[Ladonna · Rating 3 out of 5]

George tries to convince his mother to let him visit his brother. He convinces her in the end to let home go. He is the man of the house because his father has died.

[Matthew · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not a terribly informational book about George Washington.