Noah Webster and His Words (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780544582422)

Golden Kite Award for Nonfiction

Webster's American Dictionary is the second most popular book ever printed in English. But who was that Webster? Noah Webster (1758-1843) was a bookish Connecticut farm boy who became obsessed with uniting America through language. He spent twenty years writing two thousand pages to accomplish that, and the first 100 percent American dictionary was published in 1828 when he was seventy years old. This clever, hilariously illustrated account shines a light on early American history and the life of a man who could not rest until he'd achieved his dream. An illustrated chronology of Webster's life makes this a picture perfect bi-og-ra-phy noun: a written history of a person's life].

Author: Jeri Chase Ferris
ISBN-10: 054458242X
ISBN-13: 9780544582422
Publisher: Clarion Books
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2015
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 10.50h x 8.00w x 0.20d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.2
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 154180 / Noah Webster & His Words