Noah Webster : weaver of words
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Shea, Pegi Deitz.
Contributors
Vachula, Monica, illustrator.
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Ainsworth Public Library - Biography - Main Library
Y BIO Webster
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Biographies.
Children's stories -- Pictorial works.
Educators -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Lexicographers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Webster, Noah, -- 1758-1843 -- Juvenile literature.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Biographies.
Educators.
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Lexicographers.
United States.
Webster, Noah, -- 1758-1843
Other Subjects
Biographies.
Biography
Educators -- Biography.
Educators -- United States -- Biography.
Lexicographers -- Biography.
Lexicographers -- United States -- Biography.
Lexicographes -- �Etats-Unis -- Biographies -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Webster, Noah, -- 1758-1843.
�Educateurs -- �Etats-Unis -- Biographies -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.

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Format
Book
Physical Desc
40 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
UPC
9781590784419
Accelerated Reader
LG
Level 7, 1 Points

Notes

General Note
Paintings done in oil on board.
General Note
Endsheets show a page of an original manuscript, c. 1825, in Noah Webster's hand.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 38-39) and index.
Description
This book is an exploration of the life and work of Noah Webster, which discusses his promotion of a living American language and universal education for all, career as a newspaper publisher, and creation of America's first insurance company.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning,LG,7.0,1.
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133406.,Accelerated Reader AR,LG,7.0,1.0.
Study Program Information
Reading Counts RC,3-5,8.5,4.0,48200.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,LG,7.0,1.0.
Awards
A Junior Library Guild selection
Awards
NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children Honor Book, 2010

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Shea, P. D., & Vachula, M. (2009). Noah Webster: weaver of words . Calkins Creek.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Shea, Pegi Deitz and Monica, Vachula. 2009. Noah Webster: Weaver of Words. Calkins Creek.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Shea, Pegi Deitz and Monica, Vachula. Noah Webster: Weaver of Words Calkins Creek, 2009.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Shea, Pegi Deitz., and Monica Vachula. Noah Webster: Weaver of Words Calkins Creek, 2009.

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