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4) Monticello
Author
Series
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
1995.
Physical Desc
30 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the farmer, architect, statesman, President, inventor, and educator whose inventiveness was exemplified by Monticello.
Author
Series
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
[1986]
Physical Desc
99 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Traces the life of the tall red-headed Virginian, from his early education and involvement in the American Revolution to his activities as the nation's third president and last years at Monticello.
Author
Publisher
Enslow Elementary
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
Library edition.
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A basic discussion about the history of the Louisiana Purchase, and how the United States expanded their lands by buying the Louisiana Territory from France"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
1999.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
29 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
In 1801, in Chesire, Massachusetts, Elder John Leland organizes his fellow townspeople to make a big cheese for President Jefferson who up until that time had been forced to eat inferior cheeses.
11) Thomas Jefferson
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications Co
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
47 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the life of Thomas Jefferson, discussing his roles as drafter of the Declaration of Independence, ambassador to France, secretary of state, vice president, and president of the United States of America.
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[1999]
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents a tour of Thomas Jefferson's home in Virginia through the eyes of a slave boy, a cook, a visitor, Jefferson himself, and his grand-daughter.
Author
Series
Encyclopedia of presidents volume 3
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
110 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the childhood, family life, political career, two terms as President, and accomplishments of Thomas Jefferson.
14) Thomas Jefferson
Author
Series
Publisher
MyReportLinks.com Books
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the third President, who was also creator of the Declaration of Independence. Includes Internet links to Web sites, source documents, and photographs related to Thomas Jefferson.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books For Young Readers
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
50 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 x 27 cm
Language
English
Description
In this fascinating story, readers spend a day with Thomas Jefferson as he and his grandson visit the vast plantation of Monticello. Readers learn about Jefferson; the gadgets and household items that he reinterpreted and the plow he invented; the famous house; the surrounding farms with their gardens, fields, factories, and mills; the workshops of the enslaved people on Mulberry Row; and much, much more.
Author
Series
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2000]
Physical Desc
80 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the multitalented leader who wrote the Declaration of independence and became the third president of the United States, discussing his childhood, education, involvement in colonial politics, writings, and career as a statesman.
Author
Series
Secrets of the seven volume 2
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
215 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In Glacier National Park, middle school geniuses Sam, Martina, and Theo follow clues related to Thomas Jefferson as they tackle a new round of puzzles, riddles, and traps to find the next key left behind by the Founding Fathers, but Gideon Arnold, descendant of the infamous Benedict Arnold, is hot on their trail.
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
96 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Profiles the "Trail of Tears, " the forced removal of five Southeastern Native American tribes to land west of the Mississippi River during the winter of 1838 and 1839.
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