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Brilliant Author Series: Cheryl Harness

August 6, 2009

I need to disclose that I love U.S. History.  Eat it up.  Devour it.

And I find there is no better way to learn about our nation (or anything, for that matter) than children’s books.  I don’t need 500 page manuscripts spewing theories.  I like good, informative, illustrated, fun picture books.

Perhaps, I have a short attention span…

Oh, and the adorables learn a great deal too.

Several months ago, Team Farmer was visiting Mount Vernon, George Washington’s illustrious home.  I had to get to the gift shop because I knew there would be fabulous books that I hadn’t seen yet.

And there she was (not in person, mind you): Cheryl Harness with her brilliant children’s biography of George Washington.

And I met her again at the Smithsonian bookstores in D.C. with her series on our presidents.

And then I returned home and scoured Amazon and found her show-stopping chapter books, with a timeline on every page for readers to conceptualize what was also happening at the time. (Sorry I had to shorten the titles below – they wouldn’t fit! Here they are in full: The Remarkable Rough-Riding Life of Theodore Roosevelt and the Rise of Empire America, The Tragic Tale of Narcissa Whitman and a Faithful History of the Oregon Trail, and The Groundbreaking, Chance-Taking Life of George Washington Carver and Science and Invention in America.)

And I’ve been reading ever since. Ms. Harness’ books are marvelous: well-written, wonderfully illustrated, rich in historical detail. In short, she has created works of art.

1

George Washington

George Washington
A riveting portrait of just the right man to found our nation.
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2

The Remarkable Benjamin Franklin

Ben Franklin
An old whipper-snapper who crammed 6 lives of productivity into one.
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3

The Revolutionary John Adams

John Adams
A hard-working man, with a fabulous wife!
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4

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson
A mild-mannered Southerner with abundant talent.
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5

Young Abe Lincoln : The Frontier Days

Young Abe Lincoln
Raised in a log cabin. Self taught. President. Pretty impressive.
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6

Abe Lincoln Goes to Washington

Abe Lincoln
Simply said, Honest Abe had much on his plate during his presidency.
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7

Young Teddy Roosevelt

young Teddy Roosevelt
Did you know Teddy was sickly and had severe asthma? He worked so hard to become who he was.
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8

The… Life of Theodore Roosevelt and… Empire America

Teddy Roosevelt chapter
A full blown chapter book, richly illustrated, packed with facts.
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9

… Narcissa Whitman and… the Oregon Trail

Narcissa Whitman
Another chapter: the best history of the Oregon Trail I’ve ever read. And I love reading about the Oregon Trail.
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10

The… Life of…Carver and Science and Invention…

Carver
Carver came from so little and achieved so much.
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11

Remember the Ladies: 100 Great American Women

ladies
64 pages of women who contributed to our great American history.
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