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George Washington: The Crossing by Jack E. Levin is a wonderful account of the Battle of Trenton, an important event and a turning point during the American Revolution. George Washington: The Crossing A portion of "Washington Crossing the Delaware River", an oil painting by Emmanuel Gottlieb Leutze aptly used and spanned as the book's front and back cover (jacket). This painting evokes a patriotic sense in viewers and illustrates the strength, as well as the struggle of the soldiers as they crossed the Delaware River. If you know the painting, without reading the book, you can probably guess some of the issues and the thoughts in the subjects' mind. Not only was the cover art perfectly selected for this book, Mr. J. Levin also used a variety of artwork and prints to give readers a more vivid image of the story as events unfold. Not that he needs the artwork, but it sure adds to it.  Mr. J. Levin wrote with such a story-telling way, that it was easy to read a...

It was an awesome experience. It was nice to finally be able to check this festival out. I only wish that I get to experience this at the National Mall where it was previously held since its inception. It was a crowded event and the schedule was jammed pack. I think it needs to be two days instead of the one. There were so many sessions I wanted to attend around the same time. And if you want to get books signed by authors, you'll need to be on line hours before, which means you'll have to skip other presentations. The booths around provided great information from the Library of Congress. The Pavilion of the States were also a hit and great opportunity for kids to learn more geography. Many of the states provided bookmarks and a list of great reading materials, but then there were some that provided tourist maps and info. At a book festival, I find that inappropriate. Lisa See (fiction novelist, author of China Dolls) and Carla Hall (cook book author and co...