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Lives of the Presidents: Fame, Shame (and What the Neighbors Thought) by Kathleen Krull, illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt(Harcourt, 1998)
Another one-termer, Polk was the 11th president of the U.S. The tradition of playing “Hail to the Chief” when a president enters a room began with him. One paragraph describes his life of work in this collective biography.
Read Polk’s Inaugural address on March 4, 1845 at the Avalon Project at Yale.
Lives of the Presidents: Fame, Shame (and What the Neighbors Thought) by Kathleen Krull, illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt (Harcourt, 1998)
This one-termer was the 29th president of the U.S. Krull offers a paragraph of tidbits about his life.
For more information about Harding, visit the Harding Home in Ohio.
Lives of the Presidents: Fame, Shame (and What the Neighbors Thought) by Kathleen Krull, illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt (Harcourt, 1998)
An early riser, this president had the longest life of any in this office. Adams was the 2nd U.S. president, served one term and had a horse named Cleopatra.
Read more about Adams at the WhiteHouse.gov page devoted to him.
A Picture Book of Dwight Eisenhower by David A. Adler (Holiday House, 2004)
Opening with a 1945 parade in New York City at which General Eisenhower was given a medal, this book then highlights his childhood, West Point career, family life, WWII leadership and presidency.
The Dwight D. Eisenhower Library is the place to go for more information about this president.
Lives of the Presidents: Fame, Shame (and What the Neighbors Thought) by Kathleen Krull, illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt (Harcourt, 1998)
Krull gives us a quick snapshot of the 21st U.S president, nicknamed “Elegant Arthur,” in her collective biography of U.S. leaders.
For a look at all of the U.S. Presidents, go to The White House web site links.
