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Thomas Jefferson Grows a Nation

48 pp. | Boyds/Calkins | September, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-1-62091-628-5 $16.95
(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Stacy Innerst. Jefferson's passion for agriculture takes center stage in this dense picture-book biography. Beginning with his rebuttal of foreign gibes at American wildlife, Jefferson's many efforts to promote America as a nation of farmers are chronicled, including growing new crops, smuggling rice, and commissioning Lewis and Clark's expedition. Playful gouache paintings accompany a well-researched text; an afterword considers Jefferson's slave ownership. Timeline. Bib.
Reviewer: Grace Enriquez

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