George And Martha Books

  george and martha books: George and Martha , 2007 Readers will delight in James Marshall's award-winning classic tales of George and Martha--two beloved, wise, and hilarious hippos! Story Number One: Split Pea Soup Oh, no! Martha made split pea soup again! How can George tell Martha that he hates split pea soup without hurting her feelings? Story Number Two: The Flying Machine When George's flight does not go as planned, Martha knows just the right thing to say.
  george and martha books: George and Martha Back in Town James Marshall, 1988-04 Though their friendship is often tested, George and Martha survive with a sense of humor.
  george and martha books: George and Martha, One Fine Day James Marshall, 1978 Five new episodes in the friendship of the two hippopotamuses.
  george and martha books: George and Martha, Full of Surprises , 2010 Two full stories from George & Martha One Fine Day--now in 6x9 reader format with a bright new cover.
  george and martha books: George & Martha Karen Finley, 2020-05-05 George and Martha meet in a seedy motel room on the night before the Republican National Convention. Their affair goes way back, before George stole the election, before Martha built an empire on fascist domesticity. As usual, George numbs his pain over waging perpetual war with cocaine and the promise of kinky sex. Martha is forced to take a long view of her life as she suffers the public humiliation of corporate scandal, on the brink of going to prison. Written in the style of Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, George & Martha is Karen Finley's most scandalous work to date, a hilarious satire that takes a radical stand on political power, psychosexual relations between men and women, and the current state of affairs. Lavishly illustrated with drawings by the author.
  george and martha books: George and Martha One More Time , 2009 Using original art and text from Marshall's storybooks, these classic tales featuring the two lovable hippos George and Martha are now available in a reader format with bright new cover art. Full color.
  george and martha books: George and Martha Round and Round James Marshall, 1988 Five vignettes continue the adventures of George and Martha, the two lovable hippos and their strong friendship.
  george and martha books: George and Martha James Marshall, 1978 Five new episodes in the friendship of the two hippopotamuses.
  george and martha books: George and Martha Rise and Shine James Marshall, 1976 Five brief episodes about two friends, George and Martha, who just happen to be hippopotamuses.
  george and martha books: George and Martha Encore James Marshall, 1973 In five brief episodes two hippopotamuses reinforce their friendship.
  george and martha books: Martha Washington Helen Bryan, 2007-08-03 A contempary anecdote not only confirms that Martha commanded respect in her own right during her lifetime, but also suggests an awkward truth later historians have preferred to ignore-that without Martha and her fortune, George might never have risen to social, military, and political prominence.Toward the end of his life, George Washington, war hero, retired president, and object of universal fame and veneration, was negotiating to purchase a plot of land in the new capital city, to be named in his honor. The seller, an aged veteran of the Revolution, was reluctant to part with the plot, even to so distinguished a purchaser. Washington persisted until the veteran's patience snapped: 'You think people take every grist that comes from you as the pure grain. What would you have been if you hadn't married the Widow Custis!' -from the Introduction to Martha Washington: First Lady of Liberty From the glittering social life of Virginia's wealthiest plantations to the rigors of winter camps during the American Revolution, Martha Washington was a central figure in some of the most important events in American history. Her story is a saga of social conflict, forbidden love affairs, ambiguous wills, mysterious death, heartbreaking loss, and personal and political triumph. Every detail is brought to vivid life in this engaging and astonishing biography of one of the best known, least understood figures in early American life.
  george and martha books: Martha Washington Patricia Brady, 2006-05-30 With this revelatory and painstakingly researched book, Martha Washington, the invisible woman of American history, at last gets the biography she deserves. In place of the domestic frump of popular imagination, Patricia Brady resurrects the wealthy, attractive, and vivacious young widow who captivated the youthful George Washington. Here are the able landowner, the indomitable patriot (who faithfully joined her husband each winter at Valley Forge), and the shrewd diplomat and emotional mainstay. And even as it brings Martha Washington into sharper and more accurate focus, this sterling life sheds light on her marriage, her society, and the precedents she established for future First Ladies.
  george and martha books: Master George's People Marfe Ferguson Delano, 2013 As the first President of the United States of America and the Commander in Chief who led a rebel army to victory in the Revolutionary War, George Washington was a legendary leader of men. He had high expectations of his soldiers, employees, and associates. At his Virginia plantation, Mount Vernon, his expectations of his workers were no different: I expect such labor as they ought to render he wrote. Except there was a big difference. The workers who kept Mount Vernon operating were enslaved. And although Washington called them my people, by law they were his property. But the people of Mount Vernon were so much more, and they each have compelling stories to tell. These are fascinating portraits of cooks, overseers, valets, farm hands, and more- essential people nearly lost in the shadows of the past- interwoven with an extraordinary examination of the conscience of the Father of Our Country.
  george and martha books: George and Martha Washington Ellen Gross Miles, National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution), 1999 RESPONDING TO a near-constant flow of requests, George and Martha Washington sat for about two dozen portraits from 1789 to 1797, collected here in this elegantly illustrated volume. From miniatures executed on ivory for family and friends to a historical portrait that depicts Washington during the Revolution, the../images vary widely in treatment and setting. What they all reflect, Ellen Miles suggests, is the great need the new republic had for portraits of its first chief executive, often to stand in for Washington himself. In the portraits, Martha Washington is usually dressed plainly, her round face composed in a benign but cheerful expression. Portraits of George Washington often show him in military uniform, the pin of the Society of the Cincinnati on his lapel; others have him in black velvet, wearing a simple ruffled white shirt, his hair tied back in a queue. Most observers agreed that Martha was short and pleasant-looking, and that George was nearly six feet tall, had a long nose, large and penetrating light eyes, and a noble forehead. The state of his teeth affects his appearance in some portraits. Washington responded to having his likeness taken with a characteristic mixture of pride in his position and mild irritation. Once, a painter in Boston hid behind a church pulpit to sketch him. Washington's mild chafing at requests for him to sit illustrates the conflict he felt between his obligation to the nation and his desire to return to private life. As Edmund Morgan writes in his preface, Washington succeeded in clothing the new government with his own honor and left the presidency with a heritage of independence and respect which, despite the antics of so many of his successors, has never quite left it. George and Martha Washington: Portraits from the Presidential Years offers, quite literally, a unique portrait of the original First Couple.
  george and martha books: George and Martha Tons of Fun James Marshall, 1986-10 Five brief episodes reveal the ups and downs of a great friendship.
  george and martha books: A Picture Book of George Washington David A. Adler, 2018-01-01 A lively fife and drum playing Yankee-Doodle-Dandy welcome the listener...A narrative tone that is sincere and respectful and a slow, even pace afford the young listener time to absorb facts. - AudioFile Magazine
  george and martha books: George and Martha Washington at Home in New York Beatrice Siegel, 1989 Describes the life shared by George and Martha Washington, with an emphasis on the government activities, historical events, and social and sociological aspects of their residence in New York City during the seventeen months when it was the nation's first capital.
  george and martha books: The Washingtons Flora Fraser, 2016-10-18 In these pages, acclaimed historian Flora Fraser unfurls the story of George and Martha, brilliantly narrating the lives of an extraordinarily dedicated, accomplished, and historic couple. When they married in colonial Virginia in 1759, he was an awkward but ambitious young officer, she, a graceful, wealthy young widow. They were devoted to one another, and George was as a father to Martha’s children by her first husband. She endowed Washington with the confidence—and resources—that would aid him when elected commander-in-chief of the Continental army. During the war, Martha resolutely supported her husband, ‘the General,’ joining him every winter in headquarters; she was essential to his well-being and was a redoubtable, vastly admired figure. After the American victory, George was elected our first president and Martha became an impeccable first First Lady. During his presidency, the two established the tenets and traditions of our highest office. This is the story of a pioneering partnership—and an enthralling narrative of our nation’s emergence onto the world stage.
  george and martha books: Curious George Visits the Library Margret Rey, H.A. Rey, 2003-08-25 So many books—and one busy monkey! George is lucky to arrive at the library just in time for story hour. But it’s not easy for a little monkey to sit still too long . . . From selecting books to getting his very own library card, George’s day at the library makes reading fun for little ones.
  george and martha books: Martha Jefferson Randolph Cynthia A. Kierner, 2012 Martha Jefferson Randolph, Daughter of Monticello
  george and martha books: Runaway Ray Anthony Shepard, 2021-01-05 A powerful poem about Ona Judge's life and her self-emancipation from George Washington’s household. Ona Judge was enslaved by the Washingtons, and served the President's wife, Martha. Ona was widely known for her excellent skills as a seamstress, and was raised alongside Washington’s grandchildren. Indeed, she was frequently mistaken for his granddaughter. This poetic biography follows her childhood and adolescence until she decides to run away. Author Ray Anthony Shepard welcomes meaningful and necessary conversation among young readers about the horrors of slavery and the experience of house servants through call-and-response style lines. Illustrator Keith Mallett’s rich paintings include fabric collage and add further feeling and majesty to Ona’s daring escape. With extensive backmatter, this poem may serve as a new introduction to American slavery and Ona Judge's legacy.
  george and martha books: George and Martha James Marshall, 2008 Great friends aren’t hard to find--they’re right here! Houghton Mifflin is delighted to publish two more George and Martha readers. Using original art and text from James Marshall’s storybooks, the tales are reformatted for beginning readers. Marshall’s themes are all resonant with a reading-age child--navigating the waters of first friendships, honesty versus kindness, curiosity versus privacy. These are the kind of deeply humorous, deeply true stories that inspire a love of reading! Story Number One: The Clock George gives Martha a birthday gift that she just can’t seem to fit in her home. Story Number Two: The Trip George and Martha use their imagination as they take a trip on an ocean liner. Story Number Three: The Artist George and Martha learn about artistic interpretation.
  george and martha books: George and Martha James Marshall, 1997 A full-color picture book brings together all thirty-five adventures of George and Martha, two hippopotami and best friends who have taught children, in humorous fashion, about the value of friendship for a quarter of a century.
  george and martha books: Travels with George Nathaniel Philbrick, 2021-09-14 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Travels with George . . . is quintessential Philbrick—a lively, courageous, and masterful achievement.” —The Boston Globe Does George Washington still matter? Bestselling author Nathaniel Philbrick argues for Washington’s unique contribution to the forging of America by retracing his journey as a new president through all thirteen former colonies, which were now an unsure nation. Travels with George marks a new first-person voice for Philbrick, weaving history and personal reflection into a single narrative. When George Washington became president in 1789, the United States of America was still a loose and quarrelsome confederation and a tentative political experiment. Washington undertook a tour of the ex-colonies to talk to ordinary citizens about his new government, and to imbue in them the idea of being one thing—Americans. In the fall of 2018, Nathaniel Philbrick embarked on his own journey into what Washington called “the infant woody country” to see for himself what America had become in the 229 years since. Writing in a thoughtful first person about his own adventures with his wife, Melissa, and their dog, Dora, Philbrick follows Washington’s presidential excursions: from Mount Vernon to the new capital in New York; a monthlong tour of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island; a venture onto Long Island and eventually across Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. The narrative moves smoothly between the eighteenth and twenty-first centuries as we see the country through both Washington’s and Philbrick’s eyes. Written at a moment when America’s founding figures are under increasing scrutiny, Travels with George grapples bluntly and honestly with Washington’s legacy as a man of the people, a reluctant president, and a plantation owner who held people in slavery. At historic houses and landmarks, Philbrick reports on the reinterpretations at work as he meets reenactors, tour guides, and other keepers of history’s flame. He paints a picture of eighteenth-century America as divided and fraught as it is today, and he comes to understand how Washington compelled, enticed, stood up to, and listened to the many different people he met along the way—and how his all-consuming belief in the union helped to forge a nation.
  george and martha books: Yummers! James Marshall, 1973
  george and martha books: Martha Calling Susan Meddaugh, 1994 When she wins a call-in radio contest, Martha the talking dog and her family go for a vacation and manage to change the no dogs allowed policy.
  george and martha books: In a People House Dr. Seuss, 1972-08-12 When a spunky mouse invites a passing bird to see what's inside a People House, chaos ensues while beginning readers learn the names of 65 common household items—and that people are generally not pleased to find mice and birds in their houses! A super simple, delightfully silly introduction to objects around the home—from none other than Dr. Seuss! Bright and Early Books are perfect for beginning beginner readers! Launched by Dr. Seuss in 1968 with The Foot Book, Bright and Early Books use fewer and easier words than Beginner Books. Readers just starting to recognize words and sound out letters will love these short books with colorful illustrations.
  george and martha books: George and Martha: One More Time James Marshall, 2023-09-26 Iconic best hippo friends George and Martha find that scary movies and jealousy are easier to deal with when you have a good friend by your side in the Level Two I Can Read. With original art and text from Marshall's storybooks and themes that will resonate with beginning readers, these deeply humorous, deeply honest stories are sure to inspire a love of books and reading. In each of the two short stories in this book George and Martha model healthy ways to navigate the sometimes complicated waters of friendship. Includes The Scary Move and The Secret Club, plus games and activities to strengthen reading skills and comprehension. George and Martha One More Time is a Level Two I Can Read book, geared for kids who read on their own but still need a little help. Whether shared at home or in a classroom, the engaging stories, longer sentences, and language play of Level Two books are proven to help kids take their next steps toward reading success.
  george and martha books: The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket Edgar Allan Poe, 2024-02-05 The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, a story by Edgar Allan Poe, recounts the adventure of Pym, who embarks clandestinely on a whaler. After a mutiny and various adversities, including cannibalism and natural disasters, the story culminates in a mysterious and inconclusive encounter at the South Pole.
  george and martha books: George and Martha, One Fine Day James Marshall, 1978 For use in schools and libraries only. Short stories depict the experiences of two hippopotamuses who find that friendship has its own problems and rewards.
  george and martha books: Abe Lincoln's Hat Martha Brenner, 2022-02-08 Was Abe Lincoln absent-minded? Indeed! President Lincoln came up with a trick involving his stovepipe hat to nudge his memory! Fascinating anecdotes and historical context enrich this expanded biographical picture book that brings to life one of our nation's most revered presidents. Long before he became the 16th president, Abe Lincoln started out as a frontier lawyer. He resorted to sticking letters and notes deep inside his hat so they stayed handy. Adapted from the Step into Reading leveled reader of the same name, author Martha Brenner has revised and enriched her original text to include more historical material and resources for those who want to explore this captivating figure further. Illustrator Brooke Smart's clever art makes history more appealing than ever. Including both humor and painful, hard-hitting American history, this new edition traces Lincoln's evolution into a compelling commander-in-chief during a contentious time in our nation's history. Young readers will be intrigued!
  george and martha books: The Best of Plimpton George Plimpton, 1990 Featuring such classic pieces as The Curious Case of Sidd Finch and The Plimpton Small-Ball Theory of Sports Writing - the smaller the ball the better the writing - this is a rich mix of profiles, essays, and articles from a most talented and unique American literary personality. Photographs.
  george and martha books: A Birthday Cake for George Washington Ramin Ganeshram, 2016 An expoloration of fifty influential and inspirational women who changed the world. Everyone is buzzing about the president's birthday! Especially George Washington's servants who scurry around the kitchen preparing to make this the best celebration ever. Oh, how George Washington loves his cake! And, oh, how he depends on Hercules, his head chef, to make it for him. Hercules, a slave, takes great pride in baking the president's cake. But this year there is one problem--they are out of sugar. This story, told in the voice of Delia, Hercules' young daughter, is based on real events, and underscores the loving exchange between a very determined father and his eager daughter who are faced with an unspoken, bittersweet reality.
  george and martha books: George and Martha: Rise and Shine , 2009 Five brief episodes about two friends, George and Martha, who happen to be hippopotamuses.
  george and martha books: George and Martha , 2008 Great friends aren’t hard to find--they’re right here! Houghton Mifflin is delighted to publish two more George and Martha readers. Using original art and text from James Marshall’s storybooks, the tales are reformatted for beginning readers. Marshall’s themes are all resonant with a reading-age child--navigating the waters of first friendships, honesty versus kindness, curiosity versus privacy. These are the kind of deeply humorous, deeply true stories that inspire a love of reading! In these two stories, George and Martha are still riding round and round on their delightful whirlwind of friendship. Story Number One: The Attic Martha wants to tell George a scary story but scares herself before she can even tell it. Story Number Two: The Surprise Martha learns to forgive George, but she does not forget.
  george and martha books: George and Martha Back in Town James Marshall, 1984 Though their friendship is often tested, George and Martha survive with a sense of humor.
  george and martha books: Jamberry Board Book Bruce Degen, 1995-01-06 Hatberry Shoeberry In my canoeberry Under the bridge And over the dam Looking for berries Berries for jam They're off...a boy and an endearing, rhyme-spouting bear, who squires him through a fantastic world of berries. And their adventure comes to a razzamatazz finale under a starberry sky. Children will want to feast again and again on Bruce Degen's exuberant, colorful pictures and his rollicking, berryful rhymes. A young boy and a bear joyously romp through the land of berries where there are raspberry rabbits and a brassberry band with elephants skating on strawberry jam!Bruce Degen's exuberant tale, with his equally energetic and vibrant illustrations, is now a quality board book.
  george and martha books: Can We Help? George Ancona, 2015-08-25 Real kids make a real difference in their communities in this vibrantly photographed chronicle by George Ancona. George Ancona celebrates the joy of kids giving back. In one after-school program, middle-school students mentor and tutor younger children. Via a special partnership, schoolchildren help professionals train assistance dogs for people with disabilities. At a community farm, families plant, grow, and harvest produce for soup kitchens and charities. In these and other examples of volunteering, kids of all ages work together knitting hats and scarves for those who could use warm clothes, packing hot meals to deliver to housebound people, and keeping roadways clean. Young humanitarians reading these accounts may well be inspired to find ways that they can help, too.
  george and martha books: 100 Snowflakes: A Winter Counting Book Martha E.H. Rustad, 2017-02-07 Six new books in this colorful series introduce beginning math concepts. Count by 2s, 5s, 10s, and even all the way up to 100! Each book increases number familiarity, counting, and math skills, while also introducing fun facts about popular early childhood topics. Snowflakes are everywhere—on mittens, on presents, on windows—and young readers can practice counting up to 100 by ones with this book.
  george and martha books: George and Martha , 2007 Three more George and Martha stories just right for early readers. Story Number One: The Tub Martha teaches George a little lesson about privacy. Story Number Two: The Mirror Martha's bad habit is getting on George's nerves. He hatches the perfect plot to cure her vanity. Story Number Three: The Tooth Oh, no! George has an accident that changes the way he looks. Luckily, Martha knows just what to say to cheer up her friend.
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George Washington, the first president of the United States. George (English: / ˈ dʒ ɔːr dʒ /) is a masculine given name derived from the Greek Georgios …

George - Name Meaning and Origin
The name George is of Greek origin and means "farmer" or "earthworker." It is derived from the Greek word "georgos," which combines "ge" meaning …

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George is used predominantly in the English language and its origin is Old Greek. The name's meaning is farmer, earthworker . Georgius (Latin) and …

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What does George mean? G eorge as a boys' name is pronounced jorj. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of George is "farmer". From Greek …

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George is a traditionally masculine name with Greek and English roots. The prevailing meaning of George is "farmer" — in Greek it comes from …