Who Was Thomas Jefferson?
Written by Dennis Brindell Fradin
Narrated by Kevin Pariseau
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Did you know that John Adams had to coax Thomas Jefferson into writing the Declaration of Independence? It's true. The shy Virginia statesman refused at first, but then went on to author one of our nation's most important and inspiring documents.
The third US president, Jefferson was also an architect, inventor, musician, farmer, and — what is certainly the most troubling aspect of his life — a slave owner. Finally, here's a biography for kids that unveils the many facets of this founding father's remarkable and complicated life.
Dennis Brindell Fradin
Dennis Brindell Fradin is the author of Duel, Let it Begin Here, and The Signers: The 56 Stories Behind the Declaration of Independence, which won numerous awards, including an ALA Notable, an ABC Choice Award, and an IRA Teacher's Choice Award. In collaboration with his wife Judith he has won many awards, including the 2004 SCBWI Golden Kite Honor book award for The Power of One: Daisy Bates and the Little Rock Nine. Their most recent National Geographic title 5,000 Miles to Freedom: Ellen and William Craft's Flight from Slavery was named one of Chicago Public Library's Best Books of the Year, a Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People, a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, and received a Blue Ribbon from the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Very interesting story of this great man very good summary