{"product_id":"jefferson-measures-a-moose-hardcover-by-mara-rockliff-illustrated-by-s-d-schindler","title":"Jefferson Measures a Moose Hardcover by Mara Rockliff; Illustrated by S. D. Schindler","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                        \n                            \n                                \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                                \u003cul\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eCandlewick\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2020-08-04)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e48\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780763694104\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e496.12\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e10.94 x 9.75 x 0.37\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                                \u003cbr\u003e\n                                \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe author of \u003ci\u003eMesmerized \u003c\/i\u003eshares another comical true tale of a Founding Father using science to defeat ignorance and stop the spread of false information.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThomas Jefferson was wild about numbers. He was constantly counting, measuring, and observing things that caught his interest. He loved sharing his discoveries and reading the discoveries of others. But when a famous Frenchman published a book about America, Jefferson was appalled: all the information in the book was \u003ci\u003ewrong.\u003c\/i\u003e The author insisted that America was a wretched, dismal place, where birds could not sing, dogs could not bark, and everything and everyone was puny and weak. Thomas Jefferson resolved to set the record straight — with numbers — and prove to the world that the new nation was worthy of investment. But how do you show that a country is plentiful in an age when photography hasn’t been invented yet? Mara Rockliff, master of children’s nonfiction, details another little-known moment in math and natural history, illustrated with humor by prolific artist S. D. Schindler and accompanied by extensive back matter and an informative author’s note.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                                \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMara Rockliff\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of many books for children, including the picture books \u003ci\u003eMesmerized, \u003c\/i\u003ean Orbis Pictus Honor Book;\u003ci\u003e Doctor Esperanto and the Language of Hope; Around America to Win the Vote; Anything But Ordinary Addie; Chik Chak Shabbat; \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMe and Momma and Big John, \u003c\/i\u003ea Charlotte Zolotow Honor Book and Golden Kite Award winner. She lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, with her family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eS. D. Schindler \u003c\/b\u003ehas illustrated dozens of books for children, including the Catwings series by Ursula K. Le Guin, \u003ci\u003eHornbooks and Inkwells\u003c\/i\u003e by Verla Kay, \u003ci\u003eBig Pumpkin \u003c\/i\u003eby Erica Silverman, \u003ci\u003eEvery Living Thing\u003c\/i\u003e by Cynthia Rylant, and \u003ci\u003eBrother Hugo and the Bear\u003c\/i\u003e by Katy Beebe. He lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                            \n                        \n                        \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":43230578999457,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780763694104","price":23.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/products\/9780763694104.jpg?v=1695735460","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/jefferson-measures-a-moose-hardcover-by-mara-rockliff-illustrated-by-s-d-schindler","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}