Book description
This classic novel has been abridged and adapted into 10 illustrated
chapters. This format is ideal for bilingual education - people learning
English as a second language (ESL), English Language Learners (ELL),
people of any age intending to improve reading skills and students for
whom the original version would be too long or difficult. This learning
product is high-interest, low-readability. Readers of this version will
improve comprehension, fluency and vocabulary. Born April 3, 1783 in
New York City, Washington was the last of eleven children. He was named
after our first President, George Washington. Although he loved to read,
especially poetry, Washington did not like school and he quit when he
became sixteen. It was at this time that he began his career writing
stories for the New York Morning Chronicle. He fell in love with a young
girl, Matilda Hoffman, and they became engaged to be married. When she
fell ill and died, Washington decided to remain a bachelor for the
remainder of his life. To help overcome his grief, he began writing more
and more. He traveled to Europe, spending many years there, where he
continued to write. Some of his books are The Humorists, Tales of a
Traveler and A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus,
to name just a few. Returning to the United States in 1832, Washington
Settled in New York on the Hudson River near Sleepy Hollow. He named his
estate “Sunnyside” where he remained until his death in 1859. He is
buried near Sleepy Hollow.
