Reviews
A noteworthy review of Our Presidents from Children's Literature on January 1, 2002
This entry in the well-written ‘Our Presidents’ series provides an overview of Franklin Pierce’s life, early years in New Hampshire, his rise in law and politics, his unfortunate choice of wife who did not like life in Washington, the tragic loss of each of his three… View →
A noteworthy review of Our Presidents from Children's Literature on January 1, 2002
This entry in the well-written ‘Our Presidents’ series provides an overview of William Henry Harrison’s life, early years on a Virginia plantation, his fight with Tecumseh at the Battle of Tippicanoe, his rise in politics, and his sudden demise one month later. All… View →
A noteworthy review of Nonfiction Readers: Level 1 from Children's Literature on January 1, 2002
The book’s title explains it all; this is a very basic book about crocodiles, written for children who are ready to read words of more than one syllable. On one page is a sentence; a photo illustrating its meaning is opposite. Each short sentence reveals a basic, pertinent fact.… View →
A noteworthy review of Our Presidents from Children's Literature on January 1, 2002
This entry in the well-written ‘Our Presidents’ series provides an overview of John Adams, his early years in Massachusetts, his involvement in the Revolutionary War and his rise during the Second Continental Congress as a diplomat. In the first election cast in this country, View →
A noteworthy review of Our Presidents from Children's Literature on January 1, 2002
This entry in the well-written ‘Our Presidents’ series details Jimmy Carter’s early years in Georgia, the rise to political life and the accomplishments of his presidency, including an abiding interest in peaceful resolution of world problems. A variety of photographs… View →
A noteworthy review of Our Presidents from Children's Literature on January 1, 2002
This entry in the well-written ‘Our Presidents’ series provides an overview of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s life, including his early years in Hyde Park, New York, his rise to political life during World War I and important aspects of his presidency, including his… View →
A noteworthy review of Our Presidents from Children's Literature on January 1, 2002
This entry in the well-written ‘Our Presidents’ series provides an overview of James Polk’s life, a mention of his sickly childhood and early years in North Carolina and Tennessee, his friendship with Andrew Jackson and his calculated rise in politics. The text also… View →
A noteworthy review of Our Presidents from Children's Literature on January 1, 2002
This entry in the well-written ‘Our Presidents’ series provides an overview of John Tyler’s life, a mention of his sickly childhood and early years in Virginia, his staunch support of state rights, and his rise in politics. The text also covers Tyler’s assumption… View →
A noteworthy review of Our Presidents from Children's Literature on January 1, 2002
This entry in the well-written ‘Our Presidents’ series details Dwight Eisenhower’s early years in Kansas, rise to political life and the accomplishments of his presidency, including an abiding interest in anti-Communism, a stable economy and Civil Rights. A variety of… View →
A noteworthy review of Our Presidents from Children's Literature on January 1, 2002
This entry in the well-written ‘Our Presidents’ series provides an overview of Rutherford B. Hayes’s life, early years in Ohio, his lengthy involvement in the Civil War, and the disputed contest between Tilden and Hayes that caused an election commission to determine… View →
A noteworthy review of Our Presidents from Children's Literature on January 1, 2002
This entry in the well-written ‘Our Presidents’ series provides an overview of John Quincy Adams, his early years in Massachusetts and with his father during the Continental Congress meetings in Philadelphia, and again in Europe as a young boy. All illustrations are taken… View →
A noteworthy review of Our Presidents from Children's Literature on January 1, 2002
This entry in the well-written ‘Our Presidents’ series provides an overview of Martin Van Buren’s, early years in New York, his support of states’ rights, his rise in politics, and his handling of the nation’s first depression. All illustrations, except one… View →