Bibliograph

Kid presidents, true tales of childhood from America's presidents, stories by David Stabler ; illustrations by Doogie Horner ; illustration coloring by Maria Zucca

Type

Label

Kid presidents, true tales of childhood from America's presidents, stories by David Stabler ; illustrations by Doogie Horner ; illustration coloring by Maria Zucca

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Intended audience

Ages 9-12

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Kid presidents

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

869262289

Responsibility statement

stories by David Stabler ; illustrations by Doogie Horner ; illustration coloring by Maria Zucca

Series statement

Kid legends

Sub title

true tales of childhood from America's presidents

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.Features 20 true stories from the childhoods of American presidents

Table Of Contents

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

pre adolescent

Classification

Contributor