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Title: Can't You Make Them Behave, King George by Jean Fritz, Tomie De Paola, Tomie dePaola ISBN: 0-698-11402-7 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: September, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: What King George III thought about the American Revolution
Comment: King George III of England was a tyrant. Thomas Jefferson said so when he wrote the Declaration of Independence and that was why we had the American Revolution and the rest was history. Except that most elementary school American History textbooks have very little to saw about King George III, a defect that Jean Fritz seeks to correct in this comic but historical view of the famous tyrant. Young readers will learn that King George III collected clocks and ate sauerkraut (the house of Hanover hailed from Germany after all), became a king when he was only twenty-two, married Princess Charlotte and had sixteen children, and tried to be a frugal monarch when it came to managing the money of his country (they are some very interesting examples of how he did this). Consequently, Fritz gives his readers an entirely different view of the taxation (without representation) that was a key catalyst for American independence.
"Can't You Make Them Behave, King George?" is one of a series of books by Fritz that teach young students about the major figures and events of the American Revolution (e.g., "Will You Sign Here, John Hancock?", "Why Don't You Get a Horse, Sam Adams?). There are historical facts and easy humor in equal measure in this volume, but I think that the most important aspect of the book remains that it gives us the British perspective on the American war for independence. There is also a footnote about the King's problems with porphyria, which will be important if young readers are interested enough in the life of this kill to check out the film version of "The Madness of King George," the only film to feature George III in a prominent role. This book has pictures by Tomie De Paola in keeping with the tone of the book, which shows that even if George III was a tyrant, that did not mean he was a bad person. After all, this was a king who made buttons.
Rating: 5
Summary: it's fun to read and you learn a lot from it
Comment: I learned all kinds of things about King George, Queen Charlotte and others. It really helped me with my research on the Revolutionary war. In this book you get to learn the funny things about King George and things that happened during his time.
Rating: 5
Summary: Historically funny and accurate
Comment: Jean Fritz has created many fabulous books for children. "Can't You Make Them Behave, King George?" is one of my favorites. It shows the beginning of the American Revolution from the eyes of King George. The book is humerous and historically correct. Kids and adults will enjoy reading it together!
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Title: Shh! We're Writing the Constitution by Jean Fritz, Tomie dePaola, Tomie dePaola ISBN: 0698116240 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: March, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Will You Sign Here, John Hancock by Jean Fritz, Trina Schart Hyman, Margot Tomes ISBN: 069811440X Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: March, 1997 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? (Paperstar) by Jean Fritz, Margot Tomes ISBN: 0698113519 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: May, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Why Don't You Get a Horse, Sam Adams? by Jean Fritz, Trina Schart Hyman ISBN: 0698114167 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: September, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? (Paperstar) by Jean Fritz, Margot Tomes ISBN: 0698113721 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: May, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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