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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book.  riannarash | Nov 11, 2009 |  This book describes what it would be like to bethe President. It gives a short description about what some fo our past presidents have looked like. It also gives information on the good and the bad parts of the presidents life once they become president. It also lets the reader know what it takes to become president. I particularly like this book. I like the illustrations because they are comic like. Very good informative book for children that will help them visualize what it would be like to be the president. In the classroom I could use this book as a kicker for a lesson on the U.S. Presidency. We could talk about that the Presidents job is and what he is responsible for. MsTebedoLovesReading | Oct 25, 2009 | So You Want to be a President? tells all about what it takes to be a President. It talks about the pros and cons of being leader of America and it does so, humorously. This book tells readers that President's have been unattractive, they've had movie-star looks, they've been tall, they've been fat, and they've been everything in between and more. This book is illustrated in kind of a cartoon style. The pictures that accompy the information are funny and will sure to cause readers to laugh or at least smile. This is a fun book that teaches historical facts in a fun way. I would use this book in the classroom to teach about American History. I might have the students write a report about one of the past Presidents. This book would actually be a great book to have in the classroom during an election year. A teacher could also have students pretend to be President and assign a creative writing assignment on how they would lead America. mixona | Oct 23, 2009 | This book is a quick and quirky look at all the presidents up to George W. Bush. The accomplishments and even mistakes the presidents made. It is funny, while being completely serious, teaching things like honesty and thriftiness. I enjoyed this book, however it is loaded with many facts and may take more than one sitting to soak it up. I learned many interesting facts about our presidents. I think it is a subtle way to say if you want to be president you need a whole lot of things, but don't give up. It offers a great message for kids while being very honest. Over a period of time I would break down the book and supplement history material with it. Also, I could talk about the president, do they want to be one, and why or why not, and last but not least I would discuss being a "good" citizen. Lastly a project of all the presidents accomplishments, failures, and why they were liked or not could be done to challenge an older class. ShaynaRivera1 | Sep 19, 2009 | This book earned a Caldecott Award for the illustrator, David Small, in 2001. The book explains many of the roles a president must be prepared to accept. It also brings up interesting factoids about each president...some making the men sound larger-that-life, some making them seem very ordinary. The illustrations portray the presidents in many different lights and they caricature-type drawings range from humorous (William Howard Taft being lowered by crane into the White House bathtub) to very sullen (Bill Clinton and Richard Nixon walking from the Lincoln Memorial with heads lowered in disgrace). It's a great book for helping young students learn more about the role of the president and how an ordinary person can climb to the most important elected position in America. LDB2009 | Apr 26, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com (ISBN 0399243178, Hardcover)Tired of books about the presidency that present themselves as history books? Author Judith St. George--along with Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator David Small--has created a book about the presidency that's serious fun. The basic theme is that anyone can be president: a fat man (William Howard Taft) or a tiny man (James Madison), a relative youngster (Teddy Roosevelt at 42) or oldster (Ronald Reagan at 69). Presidential hobbies, sports, virtues, and vices all get a tongue-in-cheek airing, perfectly matched by Small's political-cartoon style of caricature painting. It's fun, but the underlying purpose is clearly serious: to remind kids that the American presidents have been a motley group of individuals, not a row of marble busts. Ironically, that message makes the presidency far more interesting (and appealing) than it seems in some of the more traditional books. There's a factual addendum at the back giving all the dates and names, with a one-line bio for each past-president. (Ages 8 and older) --Richard Farr(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:22 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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I enjoyed this particular biography because it kept me giggling. Who ever reads a biography with chuckles? The pictures and sayings of the presidents kept me on my toes. It was very informing but would entertain and answer many questions about presidents for young children. This was a very educational and enjoyable book.
In the classroom, I would play president clues after reading this story. Choose the facts from the book. See who figure out the president first.
In the classroom, we would learn the presidents song and each student find 3 interesting facts about their president they shout.