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Thomas Jefferson: A Day at Monticello

Thomas Jefferson: A Day at Monticello

by Elizabeth V. Chew, published in association with The Thomas Jefferson Foundation

In this fascinating story, readers spend a day with Thomas Jefferson as he and his grandson visit the vast plantation of Monticello. Readers learn about Jefferson; the gadgets and household items that he reinterpreted and the plow he invented; the famous house; the surrounding farms with their gardens, fields, factories, and mills; the workshops of the enslaved people on Mulberry Row; and much, much more. The book is illustrated with archival as well as newly commissioned illustrations and includes a timeline, bibliography, and index.


Ages: 8-12
Illustrated by: Mark Elliott
ISBN: 9781419705410
Price: $18.95
Published by: Abrams Books for Young Readers, Amulet Books, Abrams Appleseed

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