December 14...

This day in history: December 14, 1799: George Washington died at his estate at Mount Vernon at the age of 67. In honor of this great leader, we recommend George Washington's Teeth by written by Deborah Chandra & Madeleine Comora ; pictures by Brock Cole.

A rollicking rhyme portrays George Washington's lifelong struggle with bad teeth. A timeline taken from diary entries and other nonfiction sources follows.

Enjoy!
-r