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In this special illustrated edition of the #1 New York Times bestselling Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Pulitzer Prize–winning author Jon Meacham, young readers will learn about the life and political philosophy of one of our Founding Fathers. Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the United States. He was one of the authors of the Declaration of Independence. But he was also a lawyer and an ambassador, an inventor and a scientist. He had a wide range of interests and hobbies, but his consuming interest was the survival and success of the United States. This book contains a note from Meacham and over 100 archival illustrations, as well as sections throughout the text about subjects such as the Boston Tea Party, the Library of Congress, and Napoléon Bonaparte. Additional materials include a time line; a family tree; a Who’s Who in Jefferson’s world; sections on Jefferson’s original writings and correspondence, “inventions,” interests, places in Jefferson’s world, finding Jefferson in the United States today, additional reading, organizations, and websites; notes; a bibliography; and an index. This adaptation, ideal for those interested in American presidents, biographies, and the founding of the American republic, is an excellent example of informational writing and reflects Meacham’s extensive research using primary source material.
Lexile Measure: 1020 (What's this?)
Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Yearling (September 20, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0385387520
ISBN-13: 978-0385387521
Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 0.9 x 7.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #768,139 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #198 in Books > Children's Books > Biographies > U. S. Presidents & First Ladies #452 in Books > Children's Books > Education & Reference > History > United States > Colonial & Revolutionary #1231 in Books > Children's Books > Biographies > Historical
Age Range: 10 and up
Grade Level: 5 and up
Well written and informative. Jefferson was a complex individual. His pursuit of freedom for America starkly contrasts with his ownership of slaves. My fascination with Jefferson began with a visit to Monticello. This book is one of three I've read on his life and times.
It is a good book, a bit elementary for anyone well versed in early American History.
I enjoyed this book very much. It was very informative. It gave me a lot of information on Thomas Jefferson and I did not know that information before I read this book. This was a great book!
This was a gift for my little nephew who has promised to do a book report on this book when he is done. I will inform you when he is done. I read Meacham's adult book on Jefferson - wonderful!
Excellent
Excellent I highly recommend.
I've been doing extensive reading in the area of early American history and I have seem Jon Meacham sitting on various TV forums so I thought that his wisdom would be interesting. Unfortunately, what I found was a re-hash of most of the things I had already read about Jefferson. Nothing new and lots-and-lots of pictures. A middle school student would learn a lot but if you already read about the period you probably already know everything that Meacham was written.
Great book for school students (large print).
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