George Washington

by David West, Jackie Gaff, Rosen Pub Group

Patriot, war hero, and statesman, George Washington played a crucial role in the birth of the new American nation. This handsomely illustrated saga carefully chronicles Washington’s life from his childhood years in Virginia, to his stunning successes as commander in chief of the Continental army, to his time as first president of the nascent republic.

48 pages, Library Binding

First published February 28, 2005

About the author

Librarian note: there is more than one author with this name.

Others:
David 2^ West: GR author, Humor & Comedy, Science Fiction, Fantasy
David 3^ West: Latin professor
David 4^ West: Children's books
David 5^ West: b. 1923
David 6^ West: b. 1948
David 7^ West: Philosophy
David 8^ West: b. 1959
David 9^ West: b. 1964, Adults Travel

Reviews

[Charley Bayer]

I read the book George Washington the Life of an American Patriot , by David West and Jackie Gaff. I read this book for my non-fiction book project. This book is about George Washington’s life and how he became the person he was.
This book starts off talking about how George Grew up and how he always wanted to me in the army. Its talks about most of the main events of his life that he was involved in. Like becoming the first president of the united states.
I sort of liked the book but it wasn't very fun to read. Granted it is a non-fiction book about history so I wasn't expecting to like the book. I wasn't a big fan of this book overall.

[StrictlySequential · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is far more comprehensive than it may appear due to the amount of pages and the youth-friendly format.

Ross Watton is charmingly weird with his abnormal choices of how to represent the words of a panel and his regularity of goofy and well-timed facial expressions! It seems like he sets up at least one panel per page for a laugh (which more artists should do with dry material) but many were too vague or strangely populated to for me to get the joke.

[Sunny Kim]

I likedd this book and all the things George Washington did in his life. It was a good book.

[Duane · Rating 3 out of 5]

For anyone wanting to know the basic information about George Washington and the American Revolution, then this is a good read. Done in a graphic novel style, reluctant readers will enjoy the great illustrations and easy-to-read writing style. A nice addition to anyone's collection.

[Alexis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Summary: This book is about the interesting, eventful life of America’s first president, George Washington. The book tells about the tremendous relationship that he had with his half-brother, Lawrence. His brother’s influence is what sparked Washington’s passion for becoming an influential soldier during one of the most trying times of US history. Washington finally got the chance to pursue the dream of being a soldier when he became a major in the Virginia militia in 1752. Battle after battle, Washington proved his loyalty the great nation through endless heroism and dedication. This dedication is what lead to him being voted at the Commander in chief during the meeting of the 2nd Continental Congress.

Evaluation: This book has a great layout to engage children in reading. The graphic novel makes the overwhelming amount of content entertaining and interesting. However, the book contains a large amount of information about the first US president that may seem intimidating and discouraging for some readers.

Teaching Idea: Students could use this book as an entertaining and informational read. I would like to use this book as an example of creating a graphic novel. I would use it as a model and then have students create a comic strip of their own. They would be assigned a historical figure to use. Students could have time to research and pick a specific event within their figure’s lives. They would then create a comic strip around the event of that figures life.