This book is not what you're looking for if you want historical facts on the adult life of George Washington. This book accomplished what it set out to do- to give kids a brief look at what is was like to be a child in the eighteenth century. Augusta Stevenson was a writer of children’s books and a teacher. My son particularly enjoyed the boys at play: the pole-rafting contest, pretending to be soldiers, and hiding the school master's wig. George) Stevenson, Augusta Washington (Author) Gray Morrow (Illustrator) Hazel Hoecker (Illustrator) Ills.

I don't think I will read it to my daughter at age six since she is more tender-hearted. My son and I had to discuss parts of the book that he didn't have any knowledge of: trades (what is a ferryman, surveyor, tailor, blacksmith, cooper, tanner?), the language used in reference to slavery (Negro is not a word we use anymore), the injustice of slavery, the cruelty of a ship captain to his sailors, why the Indians didn't want to sell their land, and a brief mention of scalping. Children 8-10 could easily read it on their own. My six-year-old son enjoyed having this book read aloud to him. What this story does is show children what it was like to be a child during this time period. 2012 Childrens Classics in Dramatic Form, A Reader for the Fourth Grade (1908) 2010 Childrens Classics in Dramatic. More Books by Augusta Stevenson Buffalo Bill.

George Washington was the first President of the United States, the. Only about the last 20 (of 192) pages is about Washington becoming an officer and president. Get to know George Washington as a kid and discover what made him the ultimate all-star in American history. Note that this book is a fictionalized-biography about the childhood of George Washington.

George Washington by Augusta Stevenson