| Martha Washington: America's First Lady Contributor(s): Wagoner, Jean Brown (Author), Goldstein, Leslie (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0020421605 ISBN-13: 9780020421603 Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1986 Annotation: Using simple language that beginning readers can understand, this lively, inspiring, and believable biography looks at the childhood of Martha Washington. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Presidents & First Families (u.s.) |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 86010737 |
| Lexile Measure: 600 |
| Series: Childhood of Famous Americans (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 5.18" W x 7.54" (0.28 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 824 Reading Level: 4.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Martha Washington was a wife, mother, and the first First Lady of the United States, but what was she like as a child? In this narrative biography, you'll learn all about Martha Washington's childhood, from her birth on June 2, 1731, to her time growing up on her parents' Virginia plantation, to marriage George Washington in 1759. Discover what Martha did for fun--and how her confidence and ability to host large social events prepared her to help her husband lead a new nation. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wagoner, Jean Brown: - Jean Brown Wagoner (1896-1996) was the author of several titles including Louisa Alcott, Girl of Old Boston; Martha Washington, Girl of Old Virginia; Abigail Adams, A Girl of Colonial Days; Jessie Fremont, A Girl of Capitol Hill; and Julia Ward Howe, Girl of Old New York. |