Bibliograph

The house that George built

Type

Label

The house that George built

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The house that George built

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Summary

THE HOUSE THAT GEORGE BUILT takes readers through the process of how the president's house came to be-starting with the contest George held to choose the perfect design for this legendary landmark, all the way to President John Adams's move into the grandiose home. Cleverly written in the familiar format of "The House That Jack Built," author Suzanne Slade supplements her rhyming verse with lively conversational prose, describing how George was involved in this project from beginning to end, from selecting the location to figuring out how to get the thousands of heavy bricks to the construction site. Rebecca Bond's watercolor illustrations help readers follow the steps to what became the White House as we know it today

Target audience

juvenile

Classification