"Great fun and fascinating history." —School Library Journal, (starred review)
This entertaining volume, by Newbery Honor-winning author Jean Fritz, sheds light on the life of England's King George III.
It begins when he was a bashful boy who blushed easily, goes on to his early days as king, and finally examines his role in the American Revolution - when Americans ceased to think of him as good King George. Fascinating history made accessible for young readers.
"The lively text includes plenty of amusing, personality-revealing anecdotes . . ." —Children's Literature
Praise for Can't You Make Them Behave, King George?
★''England's King George ill made buttons, ate sauerkraut, and collected clocks but none of the above could blot the upstart American Revolution from his mind. Great fun and fascinating history." —School Library Journal, starred review
"Fritz gives both a cozy, slightly comic view of the monarch, a tone picked up by the artist, and a view of the American Revolution that may help children understand that there is more than one approach to historical events." —Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"The book is as entertainingly written as her earlier biographical works about Paul Revere and Benjamin Franklin; if based on background less familiar to young American readers, it may be, for that reason, even more welcome." —Horn Book
"Another of Jean Fritz's witty, warts-and-all portraits of Revolutionary War leaders." —New York Times Book Review
"A snappy biography of King George ill, vividly portraying his personality quirks and unusual taste as well as political philosophy." —Chicago Daily News
An IRA-CBC Children’s Choice A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year Notable Children’s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies
"Great fun and fascinating history." —School Library Journal, (starred review)
This entertaining volume, by Newbery Honor-winning author Jean Fritz, sheds light on the life of England's King George III.
It begins when he was a bashful boy who blushed easily, goes on to his early days as king, and finally examines his role in the American Revolution - when Americans ceased to think of him as good King George. Fascinating history made accessible for young readers.
"The lively text includes plenty of amusing, personality-revealing anecdotes . . ." —Children's Literature
Praise
Praise for Can't You Make Them Behave, King George?
★''England's King George ill made buttons, ate sauerkraut, and collected clocks but none of the above could blot the upstart American Revolution from his mind. Great fun and fascinating history." —School Library Journal, starred review
"Fritz gives both a cozy, slightly comic view of the monarch, a tone picked up by the artist, and a view of the American Revolution that may help children understand that there is more than one approach to historical events." —Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"The book is as entertainingly written as her earlier biographical works about Paul Revere and Benjamin Franklin; if based on background less familiar to young American readers, it may be, for that reason, even more welcome." —Horn Book
"Another of Jean Fritz's witty, warts-and-all portraits of Revolutionary War leaders." —New York Times Book Review
"A snappy biography of King George ill, vividly portraying his personality quirks and unusual taste as well as political philosophy." —Chicago Daily News
An IRA-CBC Children’s Choice A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year Notable Children’s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies
