Text copyright © 2012 by Margaret McNamara
Cover art and interior illustrations copyright © 2012 by Barry Blitt

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
McNamara, Margaret.
George Washington’s birthday / Margaret McNamara; illustrations by Barry Blitt.—1st ed.
p. cm.
Summary: On George Washington’s seventh birthday, he does chores, misbehaves, and dreams of a day
when his birthday will be celebrated by all.
ISBN 978-0-375-84499-7 (trade) — ISBN 978-0-375-94458-1 (glb)
eISBN: 978-0-375-98741-0
1. Washington, George, 1732–1799—Childhood and youth—Juvenile fiction. [1. Washington, George, 1732–1799—Childhood and youth—Fiction.
2. Birthdays—Fiction.] I. Blitt, Barry, ill. II. Title.
PZ7.M47879343Ge 2012
[E]—dc22
2010051259

The illustrations were rendered in watercolor.

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