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Castrovilla, Selene

Revolutionary Friends: General George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette

40 pp. | Boyds/Calkins | April, 2013 | Trade ISBN 978-1-59078-880-6 $16.95

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Drazen Kozjan. This picture book chronicles the friendship of Washington and the French nobleman Lafayette during the American Revolution. Lafayette's deep affection and admiration for Washington are recorded, as well as Lafayette's military leadership and contributions to the American and French Revolutions. Full-page pen-and-ink illustrations, sidebars from Lafayette's writings, and extensive timelines of the lives of both men accompany the informative text. Bib., glos.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg