| Chasing George Washington Contributor(s): Kennedy Center the (Author), Kidd, Ronald (Author), Hoyt, Ard (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1416948589 ISBN-13: 9781416948582 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $11.69 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2009 Annotation: What if "you" lived in the White House? The Kennedy Center gives you a sneak peek inside! |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - General - Juvenile Fiction | Biographical - United States - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2009009013 |
| Lexile Measure: 450 |
| Series: Kennedy Center Presents: Capital Kids |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 5.34" W x 7.28" (0.33 lbs) 80 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 133878 Reading Level: 3.3 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A Class Trip Turns into a Wild-Goose Chase Dee, Jos , and Annie are touring the White House when they accidentally knock an old painting of George Washington off the wall - and the first president escapes As they race to put him back, the three meet other famous people who lived in the White House. Chasing George Washington is based on a play produced by the Kennedy Center and the White House Historical Association, written by Karen Zacar as, Deborah Wicks La Puma, and the Young Playwrights Theater, and now touring nationally. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hoyt, Ard: - Ard Hoyt has illustrated a number of books, including the New York Times bestsellers I'm a Manatee by John Lithgow and The Hair of Zoe Fleefenbacher Goes to School by Laurie Halse Anderson. Ard lives with his wife and five daughters in Bentonville, Arkansas.Kidd, Ronald: - Ronald Kidd is the author of the highly acclaimed Monkey Town: The Summer of the Scopes Trial, as well as On Beale Street. His novels of adventure, comedy, and mystery have received the Children's Choice Award, an Edgar Award nomination, and honors from the American Library Association, the Library of Congress, and the New York Public Library. He is a two-time O'Neill playwright who lives in Nashville, Tennessee. |