Book Summary: George Washington, our first president, had rotten teeth. This rollicking rhyme portrays his lifelong struggle with bad teeth. At the end of the book, there's a timeline of Washington's life that details his accomplishments along with his terrible dental problems. For instance, by the time he became president in 1789, George Washington only had two teeth left in his mouth. What do you think his dentures were made from: hippopotamus ivory.
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