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Title: So You Want to Be President? (Caldecott Medal Book, 2001) by Judith St. George, David Small, Judith St George ISBN: 0-399-23407-1 Publisher: Philomel Books Pub. Date: 07 August, 2000 Format: School & Library Binding Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.36 (25 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Lots of Fascinating Fun Facts
Comment: Did you know that six of our presidents were named James and four were named William? Or that James Madison was our smallest president at only five feet four inches, Abe Lincoln our tallest at six feet four inches and William Howard Taft weighed more than three hundred pounds? Did you know that most presidents went to college, but nine didn't and they included George Washington and Harry Truman. Presidents have come from all walks of life, had lots of different interests and hobbies and have found their way to the most powerful office in the world, in a variety of ways. Judith St. George has taken the stuffiness out of presidential history and written a very clever, witty book full of funny anecdotes and interesting facts. Her easy to read and enjoyable text is complimented by David Small's expressive and imaginative political cartoon-like illustrations. Together they take the some of the mystery out of the presidency and let future aspirants know that anyone can grow up to be president. This is a terrific book for 8-12 year olds, chock full of information and includes an appendix with dates and important contributions for each of our 41 presidents.
Rating: 5
Summary: When I grow up.
Comment: Does your child ever say they want to be president some day? Or maybe they have started to study our past leaders in school but show no interest in learning about a bunch of dead guys? In either case, and many others, the book So You Want to Be President written by Judith St. George and illustrated by David Small may be just what is needed to pique your child's curiosity.
This brightly colored book gives all kinds of interesting and odd facts about all of our past presidents. It does not try to explain all of the complex duties the office entails so it is not beyond a child's range of understanding. And though the reading level is more for a youth of 5th grade or higher, the intriguing tidbits make for an interesting read for adults as well.
So You Want to Be President offers such details as "The president does not have to eat yucky vegetables...George Bush grew up, he became President. That was the end of broccoli," which appeals to almost every child's dislike of green nasty things and makes a connection for them with the an adult who held the highest station in our country. Other bits like the fact that Truman owned a men's shop, Andrew Johnson was a tailor and Reagan was an actor relays the idea that anyone can become President, no matter their beginnings. Yet another page of the book makes sure that the reader knows that one of the most important virtues needed to be the leader of the free world is honesty. St. George sights the impeachment of Clinton and the resignation of Nixon as examples. She states them as facts without the controversial sides that accompanied the issues.
In the last pages of the book, St. George lists each president and by what their term is most remembered. This gives a little more history than just the fun facts earlier in on. To go along with this, the illustrations are all charactures of each of the presidents. Each picture ties in with its text in a fun and attention drawing way. Because of this, even a child being read to because they are not at the reading level required can participate in the fun and learn something as well.
This book is a humorous look at presidents from the past including odd little details like which ones played instruments, who lived in log cabins, and who was the biggest, smallest, tallest, or shortest ever in office. It mixes education with fun by using true charactures in its bright illustrations finishing with explanations of each and every president. It is an excellent book to add to your child's shelf.
Rating: 5
Summary: Everyone's guaranteed to learn something!
Comment: There are lots of kids who are reluctant to read anything that's not fiction, especially historical books. So You Want to be President? is a book that will appeal to those kids, and teach them interesting facts about the presidents of the United States. Even adults will learn something on each page. For instance did you know that William Howard Taft was so big that he had a bathtub made for him; and Theodore Roosevelt's children had dogs, cats, guinea pigs, snakes, mice, rats, badgers, raccoons, parrots, and a pony? Not only does this book have general facts about the presidents, it also lists important accomplishments-Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War, and dishonest activities-Bill Clinton and his impeachment. The facts about the presidents are arranged so that the book becomes a story, and not a lecture about them.
The main point of this book is to show kids that a huge variety of people have been president, although the author does point out that there haven't been any women, people of color, or of any other religion besides Catholic and Protestant. In the back of the book is a listing of the presidents in order, along with a sentence about each of them that contains an interesting fact. I think kids could use this book as an introduction to the presidents, and perhaps as part of a project that they may do on the presidents.
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Title: Joseph Had a Little Overcoat (Caldecott Medal Book, 2000) by Simms Taback ISBN: 0670878553 Publisher: Viking Childrens Books Pub. Date: October, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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Title: The Three Pigs by David Wiesner ISBN: 0618007016 Publisher: Clarion Books Pub. Date: 23 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann ISBN: 0761315357 Publisher: Roaring Brook Pub. Date: 01 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Officer Buckle and Gloria (Caldecott Medal Book, 1996) by Peggy Rathmann ISBN: 0399226168 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Juv Pub. Date: September, 1995 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: Snowflake Bentley by Mary Azarian, Jacqueline Briggs Martin ISBN: 0395861624 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 28 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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