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Kid presidents : true tales of childhood from America's presidents Cover Image Book

Kid presidents : true tales of childhood from America's presidents / stories by David Stabler ; illustrations by Doogie Horner.

Stabler, David, (author.). Horner, Doogie, (illustrator.).

Summary:

The kids who grew up to be president were like a lot of other children. Some struggled with schoolwork and got into fights; others pranked their teachers and infuriated their parents. William Howard Taft was forced to take dance lessons. Gerald Ford struggled with dyslexia. Teddy Roosevelt had a bedroom "museum" full of dead animals. "Kid Presidents" features 20 captivating true stories from the childhoods of American presidents, complete with lively text and more than 200 cartoon illustrations.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781594747311
  • ISBN: 1594747318
  • Physical Description: 215 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
  • Publisher: Philadelphia, PA : Quirk Books, [2014]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Ulysses S. Grant, the horseback kid -- Theodore Roosevelt and the Broadway Seal -- Richard Nixon and the size 9 boots of doom -- Jimmy Carter, arrowhead hunter -- Bill Clinton and the red, white, and blue sax -- George Washington, kid of the wild frontier -- Andrew Jackson, the littlest patriot -- Herbert Hoover, boy of the Osage -- Franklin D. Roosevelt and his day of freedom -- Barack Obama, new kid in town -- Abraham Lincoln and the not-so-wicked stepmother -- Dwight Eisenhower and his three lessons of leadership -- John F. Kennedy and the bullying big brother -- Lyndon Johnson, class clown -- Gerald Ford, the angriest boy in the world -- Ronald Reagan, near-sighted superhero.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 9-12.
950L Lexile
950L Lexile.
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR LG 6.5 3.0 172160.
Accelerated Reader AR LG 6.5 3 172160.
Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.5 3 172160.

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Subject:
Presidents > United States > Childhood and youth > Juvenile literature.
Presidents > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Genre:
Biographies.

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  • 25 of 29 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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