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Barbara Bush: Literacy Champion

Patricia Hutchison (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781503825420

Offers readers an inside look into the life of Barbara Bush and how she influenced the nation as First Lady. Learn all about her work to improve literacy and her support for troops serving overseas. Additional features include a Fast Facts spread, critical thinking questions, primary source quotes and accompanying source notes, a phonetic glossary, an index, an author introduction, and sources for further research.

Dolley Madison: Hostess and Patriot

Emily Rose Oachs (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781503825451

Offers readers an inside look into the life of Dolley Madison and how she influenced the nation as First Lady. Learn all about how she helped her husband win the presidency and the impact she had on the early nation. Additional features include a Fast Facts spread, critical thinking questions, primary source quotes and accompanying source notes, a phonetic glossary, an index, an author introduction, and sources for further research.

Betty Ford: Women's Rights and Health Advocate

Alyssa Krekelberg (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781503825437

Offers readers an inside look into the life of Betty Ford and how she influenced the nation as First Lady. Learn all about how she encouraged women to look after their health and how she fought for equal rights. Additional features include a Fast Facts spread, critical thinking questions, primary source quotes and accompanying source notes, a phonetic glossary, an index, an author introduction, and sources for further research.

Ulysses S. Grant

Ann Graham Gaines (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781609540531

A thorough, illustrated biography discussing the childhood, career, family, and term of Ulysses S. Grant, eighteenth president of the United States.

William Henry Harrison

Ann Graham Gaines (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781609540449

A thorough, illustrated biography discussing the childhood, career, family, and term of William Henry Harrison, ninth president of the United States.

Harry S. Truman

Ann Graham Gaines (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781609540678

A thorough, illustrated biography discussing the president's childhood, his career, his family, and his term as the thirty-third president of the United States. Includes a time line and glossary.

Woodrow Wilson

Carol Brunelli (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781609540623

A thorough, illustrated biography discussing the childhood, career, family, and term of Woodrow Wilson, twenty-eighth president of the United States.

William Howard Taft

Melissa Maupin (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781609540616

A thorough, illustrated biography discussing the childhood, career, family, and term of William Howard Taft, twenty-seventh president of the United States.

William Clinton

Ann Graham Gaines (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781609540760

A thorough, illustrated biography discussing the childhood, career, family, and term of William (Bill) Clinton, forty-second president of the United States.

Warren G. Harding

Gerry and Janet Souter (authors)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781609540630

A thorough, illustrated biography discussing the childhood, career, family, and term of Warren G. Harding, twenty-ninth president of the United States.

Thomas Jefferson

Elizabeth Sirimarco (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781609540388

A thorough, illustrated biography discussing Jefferson's childhood, his career, his family, and his term as the third president of the United States. Includes a time line and glossary.

Theodore Roosevelt

Ann Graham Gaines (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781609540609

A thorough, illustrated biography discussing the childhood, career, family, and term of Theodore Roosevelt, twenty-sixth president of the United States.

The Emancipation Proclamation

Charles W. Carey Jr. (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781609542009

The Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, declared all Confederate slaves to be free. Because the order only applied to Southern states that the Union did not control, few slaves benefited immediately. However, many see the historic document as a key turning point in the U.S. Civil War and in the movement to abolish slavery.

Rutherford B. Hayes

Sandra Francis (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781609540548

A thorough, illustrated biography discussing the childhood, career, family, and term of Rutherford B. Hayes, nineteenth president of the United States.

Richard M. Nixon

Ann Graham Gaines (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781609540715

A thorough, illustrated biography discussing the childhood, career, family, and term of Richard M. Nixon, thirty-seventh president of the United States.

Ronald Reagan

Cynthia Amoroso (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781609540746

A thorough, illustrated biography discussing the president's childhood, his career, his family, and his term as the fortieth president of the United States. Includes a time line and glossary.

Millard Fillmore

Gerry and Janet Souter (authors)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781609540487

A thorough, illustrated biography discussing the childhood, career, family, and term of Millard Fillmore, thirteenth president of the United States.

Martin Van Buren

Steven Ferry (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781609540432

A thorough, illustrated biography discussing the childhood, career, family, and term of Martin Van Buren, eighth president of the United States.

Lyndon Baines Johnson

Melissa Maupin (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781609540708

A thorough, illustrated biography discussing the president's childhood, his career, his family, and his term as the thirty-sixth president of the United States. Includes a time line and glossary.

John Tyler

Steven Ferry (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781609540456

A thorough, illustrated biography discussing the childhood, career, family, and term of John Tyler, tenth president of the United States.

James Madison

Ann Graham Gaines (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781609540395

Though he was soft-spoken and small in stature, James Madison had a keen intelligence and a deep passion for his country. A co-writer of the Constitution, Madison also deftly guided the young United States through the War of 1812. Learn about his journey from sickly youth to fourth president of the United States inside.

John F. Kennedy

Judith E. Harper (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781609540692

A thorough, illustrated biography discussing the childhood, career, family, and term of John F. Kennedy, thirty-fifth president of the United States.

John Quincy Adams

Gerry and Janet Souter (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781609540418

A thorough, illustrated biography discussing Adams's childhood, his career, his family, and his term as the sixth president of the United States. Includes a time line and glossary.

James K. Polk

Ann Graham Gaines (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781609540463

A thorough, illustrated biography discussing the childhood, career, family, and term of James K. Polk, eleventh president of the United States.

James Monroe

Ann Graham Gaines (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781609540401

A thorough, illustrated biography discussing Monroe's childhood, his career, his family, and his term as the fifth president of the United States. Includes a time line and glossary.