Smith, L. (2006).
John, Paul, George, and Ben. New
York City, NY: Hyperion Books for Children.
ISBN: 9780786848935.
Annotation
The book tells the stories of young John Hancock, Paul Revere, George
Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson with wonderful
illustrations and wit to match.
My thoughts
Overall, this book is educational and fun. It teaches about the founding
fathers and the early history of the United States with small bouts of laugh
out loud humor. Lane Smith uses stories that show the ‘early signs’ of each
adult personality (example: Paul Revere was loud) and how those traits (bold,
noisy, honest, clever, and independent) would affect American history before,
during, and after the Revolutionary War.
As a bonus, the book has extras such as facts on the Founding Fathers at
the end. The also author admits to “taking liberties” with facts so he included
a true/false section at the end of the book to “set the record straight” which
is a necessary addition for readers.
Curricular
connections
Grade school- Middle school: History: American Revolution
Literary
devices
Use of Allusion:
the titles link
of the founding fathers’ first names to the Beatles and “Revolution” (Beatles song).
Reading level/ Interest Age
Ages 5 and up/
Preschool and up
Reviews and Awards
NY Times Best
Illustrated Books: 2006
NY Times
Notable Children’s Books: 2006
Publisher’s
Weekly Best Children’s Books: 2006
SLJ Best Books
for Children: 2006
Author
website: http://www.lanesmithbooks.com/
Media: pen and ink. Texture was achieved by using
oil paint on canvas, handmade parchment paper, and weathered pulp board. Illustrations also used the collage technique
to combine the media. (Information retrieved from the copyright page of the
book.)
Genre: Juvenile picture book
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