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So you Want to be President?

• Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
• Pub. Date: August 2004
• ISBN-13: 9780399243172
• Age Range: 8
• 56pp      

Summaries:

From Emily: So you Want to be President offers page after page of fun facts and trivia about former presidents.  These facts intrigue students and spark interest about the presidency.  This book is a Caldecott award winner for it's eye-catching, cartoon-style illustrations.  After reading this book, it will be clear that everybody can relate to one thing or another about a past president!

From the Publisher: "From the embarrassment of skinny-dipping John Quincy Adams to the mischievous adventure of Theodore Roosevelt's pony, Judith St. George shares the backroom facts, the spitfire comments and the comical anecdotes that have been part and parcel of America's White House."

From Eduscapes Library: "This fun look at the Presidency is told through interesting facts and silly political-style cartoon caricatures of the U.S. Presidents.  it's easy for young people to identify the presidents represented.  This book reminds students that the presidents are people with both virtues and vices."

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So you Want to be President Essential Questions

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So you Want to be President vocabulary materials

So you Want to be President_Top Ten List

The Greatest Presidential Stories Never Told_Summary Page

So you Want to be President_Bloom's Taxonomy

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