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A brief biography in pictures and simple text of Alice Roosevelt, the daughter of Theodore Roosevelt and his first wife.

2) George Washington: first president of the United States

Author

Series

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

c1986

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Description

Scholastic news nonfiction readers

Traces the life of the Virginia surveyor, soldier, and plantation owner who became the first president of the United States.

3) Meet President Barack Obama

Author

Falk, Laine

Series

Publisher

Children's Press

Pub. Date

2009

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

This biography explores America's 44th President, his life and political views, through photos and simple text written for children in first and second grades.

4) Zachary Taylor, twelfth president of the United States

Author

Series

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

c1988

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Description

A biography of "Old Rough and Ready," hero of the Mexican War, who became the twelfth president of the United States.

5) William Jefferson Clinton: forty-second president of the United States

Author

Series

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

c1993

Language

English

Description

A biography of the Arkansas governor who became the forty-second president of the United States.

6) Bill Clinton: Forty-second President of the United States

Author

Greene, Carol

Series

Rookie biography

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

1995

Language

English

7) Barack Obama: our 44th President

Author

Gormley, Beatrice

Publisher

Aladdin Paperbacks

Pub. Date

2008

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 6

Language

English

Description

This is the children's biography about the forty-fourth president of the United States. Containing up-to-the-minute information, including President Obama's November victory.

8) Lincoln tells a joke: how laughter saved the president (and the country)

Author

Krull, Kathleen

Publisher

Harcourt Children's Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Pub. Date

2010

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

A biography of one of America's greatest presidents, focusing on his use of wit and humor, and his love of language.

9) James A. Garfield: twentieth president of the United States

Author

Lillegard, Dee

Series

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

c1987

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

A biography of the twentieth president of the United States, the last President to be born in a log cabin.

10) John Tyler: tenth president of the United States

Author

Lillegard, Dee

Series

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

c1987

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

A biography of the Virginian who became tenth president of the United States upon the death of William Henry Harrison.

11) Herbert Hoover, thirty-first president of the United States

Author

Clinton, Susan

Series

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

c1988

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Description

Picture-story biographies

A biography of Herbert Hoover, mining engineer, millionaire businessman, director of food relief in Europe after World War I, Secretary of Commerce, and thirty-first President of the United States.

12) Jimmy Carter: beyond the presidency

Author

Carrigan, Mellonee

Series

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

c1995

Language

English

13) James K. Polk, eleventh president of the United States

Author

Lillegard, Dee

Series

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

c1988

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Description

A biography of the eleventh American president, whose term in office saw great expansion of the western frontier.

14) Hillary Rodham Clinton: a woman living history

Author

Blumenthal, Karen

Publisher

Feiwel and Friends

Pub. Date

2016.

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 14

Language

English

Description

A biography of Hillary Rodham Clinton. Presents the life and career of Hillary Clinton, discussing her childhood in Illinois, her college and law school years, her life as First Lady, her time as a New York Senator, and her achievements as Secretary of State. --Publisher's description.

15) Looking at Lincoln

Author

Kalman, Maira

Publisher

Nancy Paulsen Books

Pub. Date

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

A brief look at the life of United States president Abraham Lincoln.

16) James Buchanan: fifteenth president of the United States

Author

Brill, Marlene Targ

Series

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

c1988

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Description

Fitz-Gerald, Christine Maloney

Describes the early life and political career of the man who served as president in the years just before the Civil War.

17) William Henry Harrison: ninth president of the United States

Author

Series

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

c1987

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

18) Ronald Reagan

Author

Mara, Wil

Series

Rookie biography

Publisher

Children's Press

Pub. Date

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

Examines the life and career of Ronald Reagan, including his time as an actor, his terms as governor of California, and president of the United States.

19) James Madison, fourth president of the United States

Author

Clinton, Susan

Series

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

c1986

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Description

Recounts the story of America's fourth president, known as the Father of the Constitution, describing his early life in Virginia and his many years of service in public office.

20) Calvin Coolidge: thirtieth president of the United States

Author

Series

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

c1988

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Description