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Rosenstock, Barb

Thomas Jefferson Builds a Library

(3) K-3 Illustrated by John O'Brien. Jefferson's lifelong love for reading and collecting books led to the foundation of the Library of Congress. This breezy picture book biography of the third president focuses on his bibliographic passions, with relevant life facts and quotes in text boxes atop humorous pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations. An author's note on Jefferson's legacies rounds out the informative book. Bib.

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