Presidents' Day
Pump up your patriotic pride with these titles perfect for Presidents' Day!
1.
Cleared for Takeoff
(Part of Liberty Porter, First Daughter)
By: Julia DeVillers
Illustrated by: Paige Pooler
This edition: Hardcover, 224 pages
Publication date: July 12, 2011
Ages: 8 - 12
When your father is the President of the United States, and you've taken your own oath to represent the kids of America . . . well, that's a lot of responsibility for one girl. Luckily, Liberty Porter is up to the job! There's...
2.
New Girl in Town
(Part of Liberty Porter, First Daughter)
By: Julia DeVillers
Illustrated by: Paige Pooler
This edition: Hardcover, 208 pages
Publication date: July 6, 2010
Ages: 8 - 12
Liberty Porter is your average eight-year-old girl. Except for the fact that her dad is the newly-elected President of the United States. She just moved into her new house--the White House. And she's about to start at her new...
3.
Presidents' Day
(Part of Robin Hill School)
By: Margaret McNamara
Illustrated by: Mike Gordon
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: January 5, 2010
Ages: 4 - 6
Mrs. Connor’s class knows they have a holiday in February, but do they know what it really means? They will after they learn all about Presidents’ Day—and why it’s more than just a Monday off from...
4.
My Brother Abe
Sally Lincoln's Story
By: Harry Mazer
This edition: Hardcover, 208 pages
Publication date: January 6, 2009
Ages: 8 - 12
Virtually nothing is known about Sarah Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's older sister. This novel will follow the few known facts of the Lincoln family's early life, starting with the Lincolns' move from Kentucky to Indiana when...
5.
Barack Obama
Son of Promise, Child of Hope
By: Nikki Grimes
Illustrated by: Bryan Collier
This edition: Hardcover, 48 pages
Publication date: August 26, 2008
Ages: 5 - 10
Just in time for the 2012 election, a book & CD edition of the #1 New York Times bestselling picture-book biography of the 44th President!Nikki Grimes’s lyrical text and Bryan Collier's distinctive collages tell the...
6.
Washington's War
(Part of Blast to the Past)
By: Stacia Deutsch and Rhody Cohon
Illustrated by: Guy Francis
This edition: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
Publication date: January 9, 2007
Ages: 7 - 10
Keep history on track -- that's an order! Abigail and her friends have an important job today: They must convince George Washington to stay in Valley Forge and continue to fight the Revolutionary War. The future of America...
7.
Theodore
By: Frank Keating
Illustrated by: Mike Wimmer
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: January 3, 2006
Ages: 6 - 9
His name was Theodore, but he is remembered as Teddy. As a young boy, he was a dreamer and a reader and had a curiosity about life he could never satisfy. As the youngest man to ever be president, he led a nation to greatness...
8.
Abe Lincoln
The Boy Who Loved Books
By: Kay Winters
Illustrated by: Nancy Carpenter
This edition: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
Publication date: January 3, 2006
Ages: 5 - 8
In a tiny log cabin a boy listened with delight to the storytelling of his ma and pa. He traced letters in sand, snow, and dust. He borrowed books and walked miles to bring them back. When he grew up, he became the sixteenth...
Other Formats: Hardcover
9.
Lincoln's Legacy
(Part of Blast to the Past)
By: Stacia Deutsch and Rhody Cohon
Illustrated by: David Wenzel
This edition: Trade Paperback, 112 pages
Publication date: January 6, 2005
Ages: 7 - 10
Third graders travel through time to keep history on track!
Abigail loves Mondays, and so does the rest of class 305. That's the day Mr. Caruthers asks them cool questions about history. Today Mr. C asks, "What if Abraham...
10.
What Presidents Are Made Of
Illustrated by: Hanoch Piven
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: July 6, 2004
Ages: 6 - 10
In paperback for the 2012 election, this sophisticated and playful look at U.S. presidents includes a new portrait of President Obama.See America’s presidents as never before—made of objects! Using everything from...
11.
Harry S. Truman
Thirty-Third President of the United States (Part of Childhood of Famous Americans)
By: George E. Stanley
Illustrated by: Meryl Henderson
This edition: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
Publication date: May 4, 2004
Ages: 8 - 12
One of the most popular series ever published for young Americans, these classics have been praised alike by parents, teachers, and librarians. With these lively, inspiring, fictionalized biographies -- easily read by...
Other Formats: eBook
12.
Teddy Roosevelt
The People's President (Part of Ready-to-read SOFA)
By: Sharon Gayle
Illustrated by: Bob Dacey and Debra Bandelin
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: December 30, 2003
Ages: 6 - 8
Teddy Roosevelt had poor health throughout his childhood, but that didn't keep him from his love of nature or books. Teddy grew up to be strong and healthy. He became a fearless war hero and the youngest United States...
13.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Champion of Freedom (Part of Childhood of Famous Americans)
By: Kathleen Kudlinski
Illustrated by: Meryl Henderson
This edition: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
Publication date: September 1, 2003
Ages: 8 - 12
Childhood of Famous Americans
One of the most popular series ever published for young Americans, these classics have been praised alike by parents, teachers, and librarians. With these lively, inspiring, fictionalized...
Other Formats: eBook
14.
Andrew Jackson
Young Patriot (Part of Childhood of Famous Americans)
By: George E. Stanley
Illustrated by: Meryl Henderson
This edition: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
Publication date: May 1, 2003
Ages: 8 - 12
Dear Reader: The Childhood of Famous Americans series, seventy years old in 2002, chronicles the early years of famous American men and women in an accessible manner. Each book is faithful in spirit to the values and...
Other Formats: eBook
15.
John Adams
Young Revolutionary (Part of Childhood of Famous Americans)
By: Jan Adkins
Illustrated by: Meryl Henderson
This edition: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
Publication date: June 1, 2002
Ages: 8 - 12
Dear Reader: The Childhood of Famous Americans series, seventy years old in 2002, chronicles the early years of famous American men and women in an accessible manner. Each book is faithful in spirit to the values and...
Other Formats: eBook
16.
Ghosts of the White House
By: Cheryl Harness
This edition: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
Publication date: January 1, 2002
Ages: 7 - 10
Join Sara On A Magical Tour Of The White House
The ghost of George Washington steps out of his White House portrait to
introduce Sara -- and the reader -- to the ghosts of thirty-five other presidents. Brief biographies of...
17.
Ronald Reagan
Young Leader (Part of Childhood of Famous Americans)
By: Montrew Dunham
Illustrated by: Meryl Henderson
This edition: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
Publication date: September 1, 1999
Ages: 8 - 12
The Childhood Of Famous Americans Series
One of the most popular series ever published for young Americans, these classics have been praised alike by parents, teachers, and librarians. With these lively, inspiring,...
