Noah Webster and His Words Contributor(s): Ferris, Jeri Chase (Author), Kirsch, Vincent X. (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0547390556 ISBN-13: 9780547390550 Publisher: Clarion Books
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: October 2012 * Out of Print * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Literary - Juvenile Nonfiction | Books & Libraries - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2011013018 |
Age Level: 6-9 |
Grade Level: 1-4 |
Lexile Measure: 820(Not Available) |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 10.7" W x 8.7" L (0.75 lbs) 32 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Holiday - Independence Day - Event - Back to School - Topical - Real Life Heroes - Sex & Gender - Boy's Interest - Topical - Boy's Interest |
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Table of Contents |
Awards: Grand Canyon Reader Award, Nominee, Nonfiction, 2016 Land of Enchantment Book Award, Nominee, Picture Book, 2015 Golden Kite, Winner, Nonfiction, 2013 |
Review Citations: Booklist 06/01/2012 pg. 89 Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2012 pg. 116 Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2012 School Library Journal 09/01/2012 pg. 129 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2012 New York Times Book Review 11/11/2012 pg. 33 Publishers Weekly 12/24/2012 Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2013 - Superior,Well Above Average |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 154180 Reading Level: 5.2 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Golden Kite Award for Nonfiction Webster's American Dictionary is the second most popular book ever printed in English. But who was that Webster? Noah Webster (1758-1843) was a bookish Connecticut farm boy who became obsessed with uniting America through language. He spent twenty years writing two thousand pages to accomplish that, and the first 100 percent American dictionary was published in 1828 when he was seventy years old. This clever, hilariously illustrated account shines a light on early American history and the life of a man who could not rest until he'd achieved his dream. An illustrated chronology of Webster's life makes this a picture perfect bi-og-ra-phy noun: a written history of a person's life]. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ferris, Jeri Chase: - "Jeri Chase Ferris is the award-winning author of eleven biographies for children and young adults. She specializes in biographies of women and minorities - people who have done great and important deeds, but have been overlooked in history. "We all like to be treated fairly," Jeri says. "Many of the people I write about were not treated fairly. My books set the record straight." She lives in California. This is her first book with Houghton Mifflin. Visit her website at www.jerichaseferris.com!"Kirsch, Vincent X.: - Vincent X. Kirsch is the author and illustrator who has worked with publishers such has Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, and Bloomsbury USA, where artwork for his first book Natalie and Naughtily was accepted into the 2008 Original Art Show at the Society of Illustrators in New York. He now lives in Los Angeles, California. Noah Webster and His Words is his first book with Houghton Mifflin. Visit his website at vincentxkirsch.com. |
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