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King George: What Was His Problem? Spiral-Bound | 2015-09-22

Steve Sheinkin Tim Robinson (Illustrated by)

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From a Newbery Honor author, a hilarious look at the birth of our nation, complete with soldiers, spies, and salmon sandwiches.

History doesn't have to be boring. King George: What Was His Problem? tackles the American Revolution with a storyteller's eye to plot and character development: John Hancock fixates on salmon, Ben Franklin flirts with the ladies, and Benedict Arnold falls fatefully in love. At the battle of Eutaw Springs, hundreds of Continental soldiers plunge into battle "naked as they were born." Carefully researched, with a generous helping of primary source material, this is the whole messy story of the birth of our nation—surprising, silly, and utterly true.

Publisher: Macmillan
Original Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 224 pages
ISBN-10: 1250075777
Item Weight: 0.5 lbs
Dimensions: 6.0 x 0.6 x 9.0 inches
Customer Reviews: 4 out of 5 stars 1,001 to 10,000 ratings
King George: What Was His Problem?:

"Irreverent. . . . Vivid storytelling makes this an unusually readable history book." --Booklist

"Expertly combines individual stories with sweeping looks at the larger picture. . . . this animates the Revolution's times, events and people in a way that standard textbooks don't." --Kirkus Reviews

"Steve Sheinkin, a former textbook writer, hilariously redeems himself in this interesting, kid-friendly story of the American Revolution." --Children's Literature

Steve Sheinkin is the award-winning author of several fascinating books on American history, including The Notorious Benedict Arnold, which won the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for nonfiction. Bomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--The World's Most Dangerous Weapon was a Newbery Honor Book, National Book Award finalist, and winner of the Sibert Award as well as the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults. He lives in Saratoga Springs, NY. stevesheinkin.com