Thomas Jefferson and the Mammoth Hunt
The True Story of the Quest for America's Biggest Bones
- Hardcover
40 pages
- Release Date
1 January 2019
Summary
In this rhyming, hilarious romp about a little-known facet of American history, Thomas Jefferson tries to disprove a French theory that those in the New World are puny and wussy by going in search of mammoth bones.
In the New World called America big changes were a’brewing. Independence was declared with bold hurrahs and ballyhooing!
The French feel threatened by America’s new freedom and confidence, as embodied by Count Buffon who claims that the “New World was a chilly, swam…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781481442688 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1481442686 |
| Author: | Carrie Clickard, Nancy Carpenter |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 1 January 2019 |
| Weight: | 538g |
| Dimensions: | 13mm x 254mm x 279mm |
| Audience Age: | 4-8 |
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Critics Review
Clickard employs rhyming nonfiction to recount Thomas Jefferson’s search for mammoth bones in the newly formed United States… . Carpenter’s digitally rendered illustrations are full of playful soupçons—Jefferson measures mouse holes and moose antlers in one series of vignettes—complementing the jaunty verse. – Publishers Weekly
Clickard narrates the tale in rhymed verse whose gleefulness is highly enjoyable… . Carpenter’s digital artwork matches the breathless take on oneupmanship with appropriately histrionic scenes of founding fathers. – BCCB
Carrie Clickard
Carrie Clickard is the master of rhyming nonfiction. She is the author of Dumpling Dreams, which School Library Journal called “a charming addition.” Kirkus Reviews called it “a fascinating historical character is presented in terms easy for young children to appreciate.” She is also the author of Magic for Sale, which received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews, and Thomas Jefferson and the Mammoth Hunt. She lives in Gainesville, Florida.
Nancy Carpenter is the acclaimed illustrator of Thomas Jefferson and the Mammoth Hunt, Queen Victoria’s Bathing Machine, Fannie in the Kitchen, and Loud Emily, among other books. Her works have garnered many honors, including two Christopher Awards and the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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