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Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Mike Venezia once again uses his winning formula of combining humor with history to make learning fun. Each book in this series is an appealing mix of full-color historical images and photos, Mike's hilarious cartoon-style illustrations, and simple, factual text describing each person's path toward the nation's highest office. These biographies are peppered with humbling and funny anecdotes that bring out the humanity of each of these historical figures...
4) John Adams
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
�2004
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the life of John Adams, an influential patriot during the American Revolution who became the nation's first vice president and second president.
11) Calvin Coolidge
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
�2007
Language
English
Description
Brief biography of Calvin Coolidge, thirtieth president of the United States.
Author
Publisher
Children's Press/Scholastic
Pub. Date
�2008
Language
English
Description
Highlights the life and political career of the forty-third president of the United States, who is most well known for his "War on Terror" in response to the terrorist attacks that occurred early in his first term in office.
15) Woodrow Wilson
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
A very short look at the life of our twenty-eighth president.
17) Herbert Hoover
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
�2007
Language
English
Description
A brief biography of the thirty-first president of the United States, describing his career as mining engineer, businessman, and president during the Great Depression.