Don't Know Much About Thomas Jefferson [Library Binding]

Kenneth C. Davis (Author), Rob Shepperson (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Series: Don't Know Much About

• What did young Thomas Jefferson think of slavery?
• How long did it take him to write the Declaration of Independence?
• What was unusual about Jefferson's home, Monticello?

As author of the Declaration of Independence and as third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson shaped our young nation. Read about his childhood in rural Virginia. Discover his talent for designing a beautiful home. Learn how this complex man fought for cherished liberties both at home and abroad -- yet insisted on keeping slaves until his death.

Bestselling author Kenneth C. Davis reveals the life of a brilliant thinker whose work still impacts America today. Maps, reproductions from the period, and spirited black-and-white illustrations by Rob Shepperson illuminate the revolutionary times in which Jefferson lived.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Organized in the author's trademark question-and-answer format, these biographies have sure appeal for reluctant readers." (Booklist )

"This accessible volume brings to life the history and energy of the period." (School Library Journal )

About the Author

Kenneth C. Davis is the New York Times best-selling author of Don't Know Much About#174; History, Don't Know Much About#174; Geography, Don't Know Much About#174; The Civil War, and Don't Know Much About#174; The Bible.

People magazine has said that "Reading [Davis] is like returning to the classroom of the best teacher you ever had."

A frequent visitor to classrooms and teacher groups, Davis has appeared often on The Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN, National Public Radio, and many other television and radio shows. He is a contributing editor to USA Weekend, which features his Don't Know Much About#174; quizzes on a variety of subjects.

Born and educated in Mt. Vernon, New York, he now lives in New York City and Vermont with his wife, Joann, and their two children, Jenny and Colin.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Library Binding: 128 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins (January 4, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060288213
• ISBN-13: 978-0060288211
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,023,376 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Ken Davis is the author of Don't Know Much About History, which spent 35 consecutive weeks on The New York Times bestseller list, and gave rise to the Don't Know Much About series, which has a combined in-print total of 4.3-million copies.Ken Davis has been dubbed The King of Knowing by Amazon.com because he becomes a subject expert in all of the areas he writes about; the Bible, Mythology, the Universe, the Civil War, for example. Ken has also been a Wise Man; on Who Wants to be a SuperMillionaire and a Life Line on the regular edition of the show. Ken Davis's success aptly makes the case that Americans don't hate history, just the dull version they slept through in class. But many of them want to know now because their kids are asking them questions they can't answer. Davis's approach is to refresh us on the subjects we should have learned in school. He does it by busting myths, setting the record straight and always remembering that fun is not a four-word letter word. A somewhat well-kept secret: Ken Davis never graduated from college, but he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Concordia College in Bronxville, where he was also asked to give a commencement address. Ken Davis is a frequent media guest. He has appeared on hundreds of television and radio shows, including NPR, The Today Show, Fox and Friends, CNN, and The Discovery Channel. He has been a commentator for All Things Considered, and has written for the New York Times. In addition to his adult titles, he writes the Don't Know Much About Children's series published by HarperCollins. He lives in New York with his wife. They have two grown children.