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"Revised and updated to include the winner of the 2020 presidential election, this photo-filled and fact-packed book is a timely reference. Key features include: Information about the 2021 president-elect and the 2020 election results, a brand-new thematic spread on the impeachment process and its history, revised terminology around the language of slavery and analysis of early presidents who benefitted from and relied on enslaved labor, comprehensive...
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This new version of the Caldecott-winning classic by illustrator David Small and author Judith St. George is updated with current facts and new illustrations to include our forty-fourth president, Barack Obama. Hilariously illustrated by Small, this celebration by St. George shows us the foibles, quirks and humanity of forty-three men who have risen to one of the most powerful positions in the world.
6) Barack Obama
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Chronicles the life of President Barack Obama from his birth in Hawaii through his education in the U.S. and his graduation from Harvard University in 1991. Depicts his career as a civil rights lawyer, an Illinois state senator, and his election as the first African-American president of the United States. Includes photos of his parents and his youth, a timeline of significant events in his life, a quiz, and a glossary.
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Evanston, Virginia, twelve-year-olds Jonathan Murray and Shelley Brown are completely average and forgettable until they are recruited to help the League of Unexceptional Children save the Vice President of the United States, who has been kidnapped along with an important code.
10) Abraham Lincoln
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An introduction to the life of President Abraham Lincoln, who was the sixteenth president of the United States during the difficult years of the Civil War and who issued the Emancipation Proclamation freeing the slaves..
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Joe Biden grew up in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the oldest of four children. His parents always encouraged him and his siblings to be independent and strong. The family moved to Wilmington, Delaware, where at twenty-nine, Biden was elected one the youngest United States Senators ever elected. This is his story.
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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. "Kid Presidents" features 20 captivating true stories from the childhoods of American presidents, complete with lively...
17) Madam President
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A little girl imagines what her day would be like if she were President of the United States.
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"A treasury of American Presidents by historian Ken Burns"--
Burns explores the legacy of each of America's presidents, from George Washington to Barack Obama. Each two-page spread covers the basic facts of the era, the man, and an important aspect of his presidency.
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"Hail to the Chief! Get ready to meet all of our nation's presidents, from George Washington to Donald Trump. This easy-to-read book offers mini biographies and fun facts about each president's accomplishments in the Oval Office and beyond, accompanied by photographs and lists of key events."--