U.S. Presidents: Truth and Rumors

by Sean Price, Eldon Doty (Illustrator)

Overview

Everybody has secrets, and former U.S. presidents are no exception. Discover which stories about America’s past leaders are true and which ones are just tall tales.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781429639521
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2010
Series:	Truth and Rumors
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	IG780L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 14 Years

About the Author

Sean Stewart Price has written more than 50 books for children and teenagers, and his biography "Front Page Lives: Benazir Bhutto" garnered a starred review from Booklist. He has edited nine books for teachers and contributed to numerous text books and reference works. A former managing editor of "Junior Scholastic" magazine in New York, Price has written articles for publications such as "National Geographic Kids" and "The New York Times Upfront". He lives with his family in Alabama.

Table of Contents

Fact and fiction in the White House — Did George Washington have wooden chompers? — Did Washington throw his money around? — Did John Quincy Adams give an interview while naked? — Was Andrew Jackson's parrot potty-mouthed? — Did Martin Van Buren give us "OK"? — Did Abraham Lincoln write the Gettysburg Address in a rush? — Is Lincoln buried under the Lincoln Memorial? — Did Teddy Roosevelt give us teddy bears? — Did John F. Kennedy have a secret marriage? — Was Gerald Ford a fashion model? — Was Jimmy Carter attacked by a rabbit? — Fact or fiction? : how to tell the difference.