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Posted: Feb 06 2008 at 7:16pm | IP Logged Quote joann10

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We have begun a study of George Washington and the Revolutionary War and I came across this book at the library. It is written in rhyme and is simply wonderful. It follows Washington throughout his life in respect to his dental woes. We read it two times in a row at our first sitting with it and then my dd6 continued on her own, memorizing some of the sections.
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My kids are going to love this one!

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Posted: Feb 06 2008 at 10:00pm | IP Logged Quote MaryM

How coinci"dental" - we just checked this out earlier today at the library. Haven't read it yet but it does look good. This summer when we went to Mount Vernon we saw his dentures so the kids will really be interested in this. We also are doing GW this month.


And here is a website with a short lesson on George Washington's teeth.

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Posted: Feb 06 2008 at 10:22pm | IP Logged Quote SuzanneG

Mary, Mary, you're just FUNNY tonight!!!! Good one!

Now, really....WHERE else can you get some good convo about GW's dentures and teeth??

DH just read this tonight to himself....so it MUST be good.   

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Posted: Feb 26 2008 at 3:31pm | IP Logged Quote Ruth

This book is hysterical!!! We read it twice this morning. The kids couldn't get enough of it. I'm so glad I checked it out. It's going in my wish list.

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We just read this last week! My 10yo was rolling his eyes at me for reading this out loud but by the end he was intrigued with the timeline of Wshington's dental history at the end. Fun book.
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Posted: March 04 2008 at 4:27pm | IP Logged Quote NavyMom

We recently enjoyed this as well!

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We have this one and we LOVE it!

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Posted: Nov 10 2008 at 9:47pm | IP Logged Quote SuzanneG

So, there IS one bad thing about this book......

Whenever my kids see or read something else about George Washington, they always want to know HOW MANY TEETH HE HAD THEN.

"Do you think he has lost all his teeth by then?"
"How many teeth does he have in THAT picture?"
"When he did that, did he have dentures then?"

One of THE MOST admired figures in American History, and all my kids can think about are HIS TEETH!

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The number one reason we went into the museum at Mount Vernon was to see his dentures!
None of my family appreciated it quite as much as my kids and I.

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Posted: Nov 11 2008 at 1:21pm | IP Logged Quote SuzanneG

RamFam wrote:
The number one reason we went into the museum at Mount Vernon was to see his dentures!
None of my family appreciated it quite as much as my kids and I.


Leah, I can COMPLETELY picture that in my mind!!!   

Imagine.....all that interest and obsession and curiosity about a famous man's TEETH, ignited from a simple picture book!

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