Publication Date: January 1, 2004 | Age Level: 8 and up
"I walk on untrodden ground. There is scarcely any part of my conduct which may not hereafter be drawn into precedent."--George Washington
There have been many, many books about George Washington. His military skill was vital to American independence, and his conduct as the first President of the United States set the standard for every president thereafter.
Where Washington Walked chronicles Washington’s path to his destiny, from the farm he inherited at age eleven, to the forests and marshes in which he battled alongside and (later) against the British, to the halls of government where he made his political mark, and, finally, to the fields of his beloved Mount Vernon, where he spent his last days. Sharp, contemporary photographs and clear, engaging text from award-winning photo-essayist Raymond Bial bring an immediacy to this legendary leader that enables young readers to see him in a fresh, new light.
Raymond Bial recently retired from his position as a college library director at the University of Illinois. He continues to create the beautiful photo-essays that have garnered him awards and high praise. His Amish Home was an ALA Notable Book, and, in a starred review, Booklist called his Tenement: Immigrant Life on the Lower East Side “an excellent example of how books can bring the past into the present.” Raymond lives in Urbana, Illinois, with his wife and two younger children, Sarah and Luke. His oldest daughter, Anna, is a fashion designer in New York City.
Product Details
Reading level: Ages 8 and up
Hardcover: 48 pages
Publisher: Walker Books for Young Readers; Original edition (January 1, 2004)
Raymond Bial (pronounced Beal) is the author and photo-illustrator of more than one hundred critically-acclaimed books for children and adults, including Amish Home, Frontier Home, The Underground Railroad, Where Lincoln Walked, One-Room School, Ghost Towns of the American West, Tenement: Immigrant Life on the Lower East Side, Nauvoo: Mormon City on the Mississippi River, The Super Soybean, and many others. A skilled photographer, he works with ease in both color and in black and white. Working with both film cameras and digital equipment, he is best known for his versatility in portraiture, landscapes, and still lifes, and his sensitivity toward the people, places, and objects portrayed in his images. The subjects of Raymond's books range from farm life to American social and cultural history. Appealing to young and old alike, his books are ideal choices for parents, grandparents, teachers, and librarians to share with children. His most recent photo-essays are Ellis Island: Coming to the Land of Liberty, and Nauvoo: Mormon City on the Mississippi River, published by Houghton-Mifflin, and The Super Soybean, published by Albert Whitman. He has also written three popular collections of mystery fiction for children: The Fresh Grave and Other Ghostly Stories, The Ghost of Honeymoon Creek, and most recently Shadow Island: A Tale of Lake Superior, published by Bluehorse Books. His books have received numerous awards from the American Library Association, National Council of Teachers of English, Children's Book Council, and many other organizations. He lives with his wife, Linda, and children, Sarah and Luke, in Urbana, Illinois. His daughter Anna, who illustrated two of Raymond's books, is a fashion designer in New York City.
