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First Kids: The True Stories of All the President's Children
First Kids The True Stories of All the President's Children
Author: Noah McCullough
ISBN-13: 9780545033695
ISBN-10: 0545033691
Publication Date: 8/1/2008
Pages: 192
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Rating:
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Publisher: Scholastic Reference
Book Type: Paperback
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Besides the fact that FIRST KIDS is just an amazing, well-researched, totally interesting tome about the children of the U.S. Presidents from George Washington to George W. Bush, it's even more remarkable that it was written by 13-year-old Noah McCullough. Noah, who vows to run for President in 2032, is obsessed with everything political. Good thing, too, or we'd never have such a resource as FIRST KIDS.

Filled with biographical information, outstanding photographs, and fun-filled "Fast Facts" section on each First Family, this is a non-fiction book that reads like a great novel. Kids and teens can use it for school reports, parents can use it as a resource guide, teachers could use it as a teaching instrument in the classroom - basically, its worth can't even be measured.

I personally loved the "Fast Facts" section, where I learned things such as:

The Carter family had a dog named Grits and a cat named Misty Malarky Ying Yang.

The McKinleys once served a meal in the White House that consisted of 71 courses.

JFK and his family never called John, Jr. John-John, although he was dubbed the nickname by the press and repeatedly referred to by that name.

Mrs. Taylor, Zachary Taylor's wife, spent most of her time in the White House in her room, knitting and smoking her corncob pipe.

There are tons more interesting facts included in FIRST KIDS. The whole family will have a great time reading through this truly interesting book, which I recommend for every home and school library!