A true story of George Washington's admirable quality as a gentleman as he returned General Howe's dog to him out of respect for the bond between a man and his dog. Well researched and effectively told, this is a great book for children learning about Washington, the person.

We purchased a copy of this book at the Mount Vernon shops. The first grader read it with assistance at least twice and will most likely continue to practice reading it over time.

I read this book with my grandson, who is currently mad about dogs. It is a short, reading leveled book, and very well done, with the history written clearly and succinctly. I had no idea that Washington's life was so involved with dogs. His love for fox hunting and fox hunting dogs ultimately lead him to the associations that made him General and President Washington!

A book my 6 yr old loved, a little old for my preschoolers. A solid reading level 3 book, this reader has a good amount of advanced vocabulary words, but not so long that it discourages a new reader. Used it for his read out loud book, which was perfect. It took about 20 mins for him to read and had just enough new vocabulary words to make it challenging. Also, it was a fun and interesting story he could get into. He liked it so much, he asked for more by this author. Great reading book!

Author: Frank Murphy

Illustrated by : Richard Walz

Genre: picture book. non-fiction

Audience: Kindergarden - 3rd grade

Topic: George Washington

Theme: Dogs importance during the Revolutionary war.

Curricular Uses: Read Aloud, Guided Reading, History class

Reading Level: Transitional

Illustrations: Support the story. They do a great job of depicting the war and soldiers. Colorful.

Thoughts: The book makes this true story about George Washington fun and easy to read about. Many kids may not have heard this story, you could easily use in a History curriculum.

Very informational book about George Washington.

Cute story.

This is an awesome book! It tells a nice (and supposedly true) story about George Washington returning his enemy's dog, plus it teaches American history.

This is a great book regarding the life of George Washington and helps teach children many historical events that he was a part of in history. This book also brings up other historical figures to help introduce them to children in a fun and engaging way.

This whole series is a good introduction to famous folks at a casual level

Liked this story!

Making Meaning Grade 1 Resource Kit

We liked it! Bringing dogs into the story helped bring history to life in an easy reader form.