Shea, Pegi Deitz Noah Webster Weaver of Words 40 pgs. Calkins Creek Books 2009. PICTURE BOOK $18.95. Noah Webster is most commonly known for writing and creating the dictionary, but that is only a small part of him. What you may not know is that he was a champion for public education, helping reduce class size, stop corporal punishment, and advocating free education to all. He was a Patriot, and wanted to unite the people of the United States. He thought that by making a universal language, it would be easier to communicate. Throughout his lifetime he was a lawyer, teacher, farmer wordsmith, political author and speaker, as well as a father of eight. This is a great picture book biography and is fun to read. The illustrations are fun to look at as well. EL, MS- ESSENTIAL. Anna M, Teacher.
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