White House

by Karen Latchana Kenney, Judith A. Hunt (Illustrator)

Overview

Children are taught to respect the symbols of America from their first day of school. The White House provides teachers an easy-to-read picture book explaining the creation, history, and meaning of the building that houses our nation's president. Looking Glass Library is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Publishing Group. Grades P-4.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781616411541
Publisher:	ABDO Publishing Company
Publication date:	01/01/2011
Series:	Our Nation's Pride Set 2
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.25(w) x 7.75(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	8 - 9 Years

Table of Contents

A Famous Address 4

By the Potomac River 6

The Building Begins 8

A President Moves In 10

The War of 1812 12

A New White House 14

Naming the White House 16

A Family Home 18

The President at Work 20

Important Visitors 22

An American Museum 24

What the White House Means 26

Visiting the White House 28

Fun Facts 30

Glossary 31

On the Web 32

Index 32

Editorial Reviews

Gr 2–4—Kenney explains the significance of these three sites as national monuments. In Ellis Island, the author describes how the existing island was built up and expanded to accommodate the station to process immigrants coming into the United States and the various buildings that were constructed. In Mount Rushmore, she tells of the sculptor who came to work on the carving, how men were lowered on special harnesses to do the work, and how dynamite specialists and drillers prepared the mountain. In The White House, the author describes how the land was chosen, how the White House was built, the fact that it burned in 1814 and was rebuilt in 1817, and that it takes 570 buckets of white paint to cover the outside. In all three titles, the full-color artwork not only explains the text but also gives almost photographic renderings of the topics. Excellent introductions.—Cynde Suite, Bartow County Library System, Adairsville, GA

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