George Washington's Teeth

George Washington's Teeth
ISBN-10
0312376049
ISBN-13
9780312376048
Category
Juvenile Nonfiction
Pages
40
Language
English
Published
2007-12-26
Publisher
Square Fish
Authors
Deborah Chandra, Madeleine Comora

Description

From battling toothaches while fighting the British, to having rotten teeth removed by his dentists, the Father of His Country suffered all his life with tooth problems. Yet, contrary to popular belief, he never had a set of wooden teeth. Starting at the age of twenty-four, George Washington lost on average a tooth a year, and by the time he was elected president, he had only two left! In this reverentially funny tale written in verse and based on Washington's letters, diaries, and other historical records, readers will find out what really happened as they follow the trail of lost teeth to complete tooflessness. Illustrated in watercolors with subtle humor by Brock Cole, the main story is followed by a four-page time line featuring reproduced period portraits of Washington.

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