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This was not like every other historical non-fiction book, it was fun and interesting. It presented a ton of facts in a short, easy chapter book form. There was a lot of information about Thomas Jefferson throughout his whole life and everything he did. This book would be a great book for students to look at when they are doing projects on presidents or any historical figures.

This is a great series. But please read all the books first as some are twisted towards new woke ideology.

Interesting introduction to the life of a fascinating man. My ignorant admiration for his many skills and Enlightenment ideals is now tempered by a better understanding of his role as slaver and father of slaves, bit also by sympathy for the personal losses he endured. The vocabulary in this title is a little more advanced than other biographies of the Founding Fathers in this same series, but I'll still recommend it for kids nine to twelve who are interested in the topic.

I knew hardly anything about Thomas Jefferson. This was a nice introduction. I appreciated the fact that it did not omit the relationship he had with Sally Hemmings. It mentioned that he had difficulties with John Adams and Alexander Hamilton but didn't go into much more. I'd like to learn more about Jefferson.

This book is a nonfiction book that is part of a series I used to read when I was younger. I recent movie/play that came out made me want to check this out to see about the background of Thomas. In the movie I saw he's more of a villain that did a lot of wrong but this book points out some of the good he has done though the bad things he's done definitely outweigh the good.

LIBS 642 Junior Book Log
Biography-Informational
Source: Textbook pg. 300

I stumbled across this series of books while at the school library with my 4th grade practicum class. I was very intrigued by the entire series, as history is one of my favorite subjects and biographies are some of my favorite types of readings. I picked up a few and briefly looked at them when the librarian came over and told me what a wonderful biography series these books are for older readers, as they have great illustrations and are written in a way that students find engaging and understandable. Intrigued, I checked out “Who Was Thomas Jefferson” and as I read, I was very impressed. It not only explores his many contributions as our nation’s 3rd president, but it also describes his personal life. I really enjoyed the way that this book did not sugar coat Thomas Jefferson as many children’s biographies do, and rather it explored his life as a whole, fully and truthfully but still appropriately. I would definitely recommend this book to students in 3rd grade and above, especially for the use of book reports or biographies projects. I think teachers could even use this series of books for the purpose of a social studies/reading project, in which each student is assigned a book from the series and is then required to complete a report on their reading. Personally, I would ultimately love to have this entire series in my classroom library in the future, as I think they greatly portray the lives of great people in ways that are effective and engaging for children.

I would recommend other books like harriet tubman or something but it is a good book overall

Thomas Jefferson was our 3rd president. He knew how to dance, sing and play an instrument and much more. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. It was not noticed who really wrote the declaration of independence until a while after it was made. Thomas fell in love with a women when he was 21 (I think). She was sixteen at the time and Thomas wanted to propose but he was never really good at speeches. Later on she married someone else and it took years for his broken heart to be fixed but then he met this women who will soon be his wife. This book is very interesting with a lot of cool facts so I suggest you read it.

I enjoyed this biography for young readers and learned several things about the third president of the United States that I did not know. Insights into his family and his boyhood years were very interesting. Jefferson's life reflects many striking contrasts: his struggles with speech and yet his powerful pen; his words of equality and yet his life as a slave-owner just to mention two.

I appreciated the honest approach to the portrait of Jefferson as an influential Founding Father and as a talented man with human inconsistencies and struggles. He seems to deserve his spot on Rushmore.

I don't really know why, but I cried at the end of this book. The founding father were great and good and gave so much!

It told a good story and I like how it was about history.