Presidents |
Publication Information
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Author: Sandler, Martin |
Illustrator: |
Title: Presidents |
Date: 1995 |
Publisher: Harper Collins |
City: New York |
ISBN, paperback: |
ISBN, hardback: 0-06-024534-4 |
Recommended audience:
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ABE/ABLE:
Yes |
ESOL:
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Family:
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Young Adult:
Yes |
Picture:
Yes |
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General Information:
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Book Type(s):
biography and autobiography, photographic essay, nonfiction
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HSE Descriptor(s):
social studies
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Summary: |
Part of the Library of Congress Books Series, the book provides interesting stories about a variety of U.S. Presidents and their families illustrated by archival photographs and prints. A chronology of Presidents, a description of the Library of Congress, and a detailed index make the book especially useful in the classroom. |
Teaching Ideas: |
Teachers might want to pair this with So You Want To Be President, in which similar material is accessible to a lower level reader. A K-W-L strategy would help discover what old and new facts students glean from the book. Students could choose a President that they want to learn more about and go searching on the Internet: www.americanpresidents.org/; www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/presidents/indexjs.html; http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/P/. Students may want to create timelines or compare the roles of First Ladies over time. Excerpts are excellent texts for teaching students to summarize. |
Teaching Strategies: |
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K-W-L Instruction Strategy
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/k_w_l.pdf
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