Bibliograph

Thomas Jefferson, life, liberty and the pursuit of everything, Maira Kalman

Type

Label

Thomas Jefferson, life, liberty and the pursuit of everything, Maira Kalman

Language

eng

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Elementary Grade780, Lexile

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 5-8

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Thomas Jefferson

Oclc number

849719063

Responsibility statement

Maira Kalman

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, 4.7.Accelerated Reader AR, Lower Grades, 4.7, 0.5, quiz: 163053.Reading Counts RC, K-2, 4.70, 2.0, quiz: 62318.

Sub title

life, liberty and the pursuit of everything

Summary

Thomas Jefferson is perhaps best known for writing the Declaration of Independence -- but there's so much more to discover. This energetic man was interested in everything. He played violin, spoke seven languages and was a scientist, naturalist, botanist, mathematician and architect. He designed his magnificent home, Monticello, which is full of objects he collected from around the world. Our first foodie, he grew over fifteen kinds of peas and advocated a mostly vegetarian diet. And oh yes, as our third president, he doubled the size of the United States and sent Lewis and Clark to explore it. He also started the Library of Congress and said, "I cannot live without books." But monumental figures can have monumental flaws, and Jefferson was no exception. Although he called slavery an "abomination," he owned about 150 slaves

Target audience

primary

Creator