George Washington's Teeth

Bought this book for my friend's kids (she's five, the oldest is seven). They loved it! (Well, except the six week old, but she wasn't so interested...) It was adorable and hilarious. I got them the book because the five year old didn't want to brush his teeth one day, and I warned him that George Washington didn't have any teeth at all. He didn't believe me, so I went hunting for a book to show him. They actually made me read it three times in a row before they would move on to anything else. It tells a great story, it rhymes, and it lets the kids count along with the number of teeth he has left! I couldn't have been happier.

What a neat book! Great rhymes, and tells the story of Washington's dental problems in the way a Child will understand. My son would have liked it before he was 5, but he was started on "history" early. Wish I would have had it back then. I highly recommend the book, and your Child will be learning history in a fun way and not even know it.

My students always walk away from this read aloud with a new found appreciation for oral hygiene! This book is entertaining and interesting from beginning to end. It tells how George Washington lost his teeth. My kindergartners LOVE this as a read aloud, and always have a bunch of questions at the end. There is a great timeline in the book, and a picture of George Washington's fake teeth. My students are mesmerized from beginning to end. Your students will never again forget to brush their teeth!

This is one of my daughter's favorite books. She went through a very long American Revolution phase and this book figured heavily. But... it is gross! I'm a bit of dental wimp so the graphic, albeit cartoon, pictures of 18th century dental techniques were pretty hard to take! The text is a poem though and reads well. Good info at the back about the real story too - since the poem takes a few liberties. Definitely makes one thankful for modern dentistry, however uncomfortable it still is...

An interesting new perspective on George Washington. It makes him seem more human to children. Young children are intrigued to have the myth of wooden teeth squelched. Ther book provides a historical timeline in the back. This is a great book for children of ALL ages. Even I, an older child and teacher, learned some things. I had no idea our first president was so obsessed with his teeth and that he had such an active role in the solutions to his dental problems. Highly recommended.