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Launch the media gallery 1 playerIn honor of Presidents’ Day and the birthday of our first President, George Washington, I have a summary of an interesting book on him. It is called George Washington’s Teeth by Deborah Chandra and Madeleine Comora, illustrated by Brock Cole.
From battling toothaches while fighting the British, to having rotten teeth removed by his dentists, the Father of His Country suffered all his life with tooth problems. Yet, contrary to popular belief, he never had a set of wooden teeth. Starting at the age of twenty-four, George Washington lost on average a tooth a year, and by the time he was elected president, he had only two left! In this reverentially funny tale written in verse and based on Washington’s letters, diaries, and other historical records, readers will find out what really happened as they follow the trail of lost teeth to complete tooflessness.
This is a very good and interesting book. If you get the chance check it out some time!