Dolley Madison Saves George Washington Contributor(s): Brown, Don (Author) |
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ISBN: 0544582446 ISBN-13: 9780544582446 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $6.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2015 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Political - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Nonfiction | Girls & Women |
Dewey: B |
Physical Information: 0.2" H x 10.7" W x 8.7" (0.35 lbs) 32 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Sex & Gender - Girl's Interest - Holiday - President's Day - Topical - Girl's Interest - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 118651 Reading Level: 5.9 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Dolley was a farm girl who became a fine first lady when she married James Madison. She wore beautiful dresses, decorated her home, and threw lavish parties. Everyone talked about Dolley, and everyone loved her, too. Then war arrived at her doorstep, and Dolley had to meet challenges greater than she'd ever known. So Dolley did one thing she thought might make a difference: she saved George Washington. Not the man himself, but a portrait of him, which would surely have been destroyed by English soldiers. Don Brown once again deftly tells a little known story about a woman who made a significant contribution to American history. |
Contributor Bio(s): Brown, Don: - Don Brown is the award-winning author and illustrator of many picture book biographies. He has been widely praised for his resonant storytelling and his delicate watercolor paintings that evoke the excitement, humor, pain, and joy of lives lived with passion. School Library Journal has called him "a current pacesetter who has put the finishing touches on the standards for storyographies." He lives in New York with his family. www.booksbybrown.com Instagram: @donsart |