{"product_id":"george-washingtons-teeth-9780312376048","title":"George Washington's Teeth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e In this reverentially funny tale from Deborah Chandra written in verse and based on Washington's letters, diaries, and other historical records, readers will find out what really happened as they follow the trail of lost teeth to complete \u003ci\u003etooflessness\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom battling toothaches while fighting the British, to having rotten teeth removed by his dentists, the Father of His Country suffered all his life with tooth problems. Yet, contrary to popular belief, he never had a set of wooden teeth. Starting at the age of twenty-four, George Washington lost on average a tooth a year, and by the time he was elected president, he had only two left  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIllustrated in watercolors with subtle humor by Brock Cole, \u003ci\u003eGeorge Washington's Teeth \u003c\/i\u003eis followed by a four-page time line featuring reproduced period portraits of Washington.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeborah Chandra's previous children's books include \u003ci\u003eA is for Amos\u003c\/i\u003e, which \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e called \"a charmer\" in a starred review. She lives in Altadena, California. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMadeleine Comora is an author and poet who lives in Glendale, California. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrock Cole is the author and\/or illustrator of many books, including the picture books \u003ci\u003eButtons\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e-\u003ci\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/i\u003e Honor Book, and \u003ci\u003eLarky Mavis.\u003c\/i\u003e His newest picture book, \u003ci\u003eGood Enough to Eat\u003c\/i\u003e, will be released in Fall 2008 by FSG. He lives in Buffalo, New York.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50503220429074,"sku":"9780312376048","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f5211f65-5779-48ba-a79f-b889f6db5dce.jpg?v=1730785433","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/george-washingtons-teeth-9780312376048","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}