Central Kansas Library System

Presents an assortment of facts about the qualifications and characteristics of U. S. presidents, from George Washington to Bill Clinton.

Focuses on the lives of presidents as parents, husbands, pet-owners, and neighbors while also including humorous anecdotes about hairstyles, attitudes, diets, fears, and sleep patterns.

The shortest kid in the second grade, James Moody, also known as Stink, learns all about the shortest president of the United States, James Madison, when they celebrate Presidents' Day at school. Every morning, Judy Moody measures Stink and it's always the same: three feet, eight inches tall. Stink feels like even the class newt is growing faster than he is. Then, one day, the ruler reads-can it be?-three feet, seven and three quarters inches! Is...

The brief account of the life of the "Father of Our Country. "

A simple description of the duties, responsibilities, and traditions of the office of president.

Describes the life of the mother of our first president and her relationship with her children.

Presents a short biography of George Washington written in graphic novel format, and focuses on his leadership during both the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War as well as his appointment as the first President of the new United States.

Brothers Willie and Taddie share stories about their father, Abraham Lincoln, focusing on the years they lived in the White House.

Just think, keeping important documents and papers in your hat. Sounds strange and hard to believe? Well, Abe Lincoln did just that. Yes, Abe Lincoln the president kept important papers in his hat. You can read it all in this funny true story.

Follows the life of Grover Cleveland from birth to death, including his childhood, education, employment, and political career.