by Anne on November 2, 2009
James Polk, U.S. President
Nov. 2, 1795-June 15, 1849
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.
book source: library
by Anne on November 2, 2009
Warren G. Harding, U.S. President
Nov. 2, 1865-Aug. 2, 1923
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.
book source: library
by Anne on October 30, 2009
John Adams, U.S. President
Oct. 30, 1735-July 4, 1826
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.
by Anne on October 27, 2009
Theodore Roosevelt, U.S. President
Oct. 27, 1858-Jan. 6, 1919
Theodore by Frank Keating, illustrated by Mike Wimmer (Paula Wiseman Books/Simon & Schuster, 2006)
The oil-on-canvas illustrations in this book should be hanging in an art museum. Wow. This biography of Teddy Roosevelt, told in his own words, offered me more than facts. I felt as if I also knew Roosevelt’s heart
The Theodore Roosevelt Association hosts a web site devoted to TR. Teddy and the Children’s Room
Also check out the Smithsonian exhibit: Theodore Roosevelt: Icon of the American Century.
by Anne on October 14, 2009
Dwight Eisenhower, U.S. President
Oct. 14, 1890-Mar. 28, 1969
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)
