Paperback | JUVENILE NONFICTION/Readers / Beginner Sarah Albee, Chin Ko (Illustrated by) Series: I Can Read Level 2 After fighting as a brave soldier in the Revolutionary War, George Washington became the first president of the United States. He would need to figure out how to run the new country! “I walk on untrodden ground,” he said. Beginning readers will learn about the milestones in George Washington’s life in this Level Two I Can Read introduction. This biography includes bonus materials, complete with a timeline and historical images of the United States’ first president.