To start our monthly series of book lists for children and teens, the Washington Talking Book & Braille Library would like to recommend the following titles:
This month we celebrate birthdays for George Washington (February 22) and Abraham Lincoln (February 12). Why not celebrate all month long with some great books about different presidents?
Abe Lincoln's Hat by Martha Brenner. Anecdotes about Lincoln as a young lawyer offer glimpses into his personality. Grades K-3 (Grade 1 braille). Braille book BR 11230.
George Washington's Teeth by Deborah Chandra and Madeleine Comora. A rollicking rhyme portrays George Washington's lifelong struggle with bad teeth (which weren't wood!). Grades K-3. Braille book BRW 1104.
So You Want to Be President? By Judith St. George. Presents an assortment of unusual and interesting information about the qualifications and characteristics of U.S. presidents, from George Washington to Bill Clinton. Grades 3-6. Braille book BR 13090. Cassette book RC 50856.
Lives of the Presidents: Fame, Shame (and What the Neighbors Thought) by Kathleen Krull. Focuses on the lives of presidents as parents, husbands, pet-owners, and neighbors with humorous bits about hairstyles, attitudes, diets, fears, and sleep patterns. Grades 3-6. Braille book BR 11927. Cassette book RC 47067.
Lincoln : A Photobiography by Russell Freedman. A Newbery Award-winning biography of the sixteenth president of the U.S. Grades 4-7 and older. Braille book BR 7349. Cassette book RC 27881.
Bully for You, Teddy Roosevelt by Jean Fritz. This lively biography covers Theodore Roosevelt's life from his sickly childhood through his presidency and travels. Grades 5-8. Cassette book RC 34832.
You Are the President by Nathan Aaseng. What would you do if you were president during a crisis? This book devotes a chapter to a crisis faced by eight twentieth-century U.S. presidents (including Theodore Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Richard Nixon), followed by three to five possible presidential responses, putting you reader right into the Oval Office to make tough decisions. For junior and senior high and older. Cassette book RC 41892.
For more presidential reading, call WTBBL at any of the phone numbers below and ask for "circulation." For more information on all of the presidents, visit the Internet Public Library's President's of the United States webpage.