George Washington's Mother

by Jean Fritz, DyAnne DiSalvo (Illustrator)

Overview

Everyone has a mother. Even George Washington. But Mary Washington is nothing like you'd think! She hates to dress up. And she always thinks she knows what's best for George. After all, she's his mother! You can read more about her in this true story by Jean Fritz.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780448403847
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	08/07/1992
Series:	Penguin Young Readers Level 3 Series
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.22(d)
Lexile:	250L (what's this?)
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

Jean Fritz, the Newbery Honor-winning author of Homesick, is best known for her engaging and enlightening nonfiction for young readers, including What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?, And Then What Happened, Paul Revere?, and Shh! We're Writing the Constitution. She was honored with the Knickerbocker Award for Juvenile Literature by the New York State Library Association, and won the Children's Literature Legacy Award for her career contribution to American children's literature.

Editorial Reviews

Gr 2-4-- Fritz brings the excitement of history to newly independent readers. They will easily relate to teenaged George having to obey his mother, but may not understand her continual meddling and kvetching once her son be- comes an adult. Using factual data and funny incidents, the author humorously depicts Mary Ball Washington as a manipulative and stubborn worrywart. The numerous, half- and full-page, pencil-and-watercolor illustrations are reminiscent of Margot Tomes's work; they complement the text and extend the humor. However, the paintings lack the visual crispness associated with Fritz's earlier biographies illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman and others. Still, George Washington's Mother gives youngsters an enjoyable introduction to our nation's first president from a unique perspective. --Gale W. Sherman, Pocatello Public Library, ID

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