The White House: A Meet the Nation's Capital Book

by Lindsay Ward, Lindsay Ward (Illustrator)

Overview

A Library of Congress Great Reads from Great Places Selection!

Explore the White House in this fun and interactive picture book in the Meet the Nation's Capital series. Perfect for fans Richard Scarry’s Busy, Busy World!

Welcome to the White House, the home of the president of the United States and the office of the executive branch of government. Thousands of people work here. Jack is visiting his dad, the executive pastry chef. Theo is looking for the First Dog, Penny, who has been missing all morning. And Ellie is on a field trip to tour the building and grounds with her class. What will they see and learn at the White House?

A fun, interactive book perfect for kids to learn all about the different people who work in and help maintain one of the country’s most important and famous buildings. This book also includes educational back matter, a glossary, counting prompts, and search-and-find elements.

Don’t miss all Lindsay Ward's interactive and informative picture books:

• Helping Hospital: A Community Helpers Book
• Trusty Town Hall: A Community Helpers Book
• Sunnyside School: A Community Helpers Book
• The Capitol: A Meet the Nation’s Capital Book

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780063208179
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	08/20/2024
Series:	Meet the Nation's Capital
Pages:	40
Product dimensions:	9.00(w) x 11.20(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Lindsay Ward is the author and illustrator of over two dozen books for kids, including Jessie: Queen of the Road, Pockets for Two, The White House, and Pink Is Not a Color. She lives in Ohio with her husband, three boys, one dog, and flock of ducks. Visit her online at lindsaymward.com. 

Lindsay Ward is the author and illustrator of over two dozen books for kids, including Jessie: Queen of the Road, Pockets for Two, The White House, and Pink Is Not a Color. She lives in Ohio with her husband, three boys, one dog, and flock of ducks. Visit her online at lindsaymward.com. 

Editorial Reviews

An expansive reminder that our government is of, as well as by and for, the people.  — Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2024-05-04
An introduction to the president’s home and office and many of the people who work there.

Taking the people-first approach of her Trusty Town Hall (2023) and The Capitol(2022), Ward punctuates her tour of the White House’s public spaces (and a few glimpses behind the scenes) with portrait galleries of those who keep it running—from the first family (here, a Black woman and her spouse and son) on up to select members of the permanent staff such as groundskeepers, cooks, a hijab-wearing assistant usher, and the beekeeper. A cutaway view of the residence provides overall orientation as a young tourist, the son of one of the chefs, and the first kid chase after the errant first dog through hallways and larger rooms. Along with bustling scenes of tour groups (including one visitor who uses a wheelchair) and banquet preparations, peeks into meeting rooms and additional lineups of the president’s cabinet and other high-level officials provide an overview of the executive branch’s functions. Befitting the building’s richly documented past, pictures are accompanied, not too obtrusively, by historical facts. More details can be found in the backmatter, along with sources of even more information. The chase ends in the Oval Office, where a quick encounter with the first mom ends the tour on a giddy high note. Figures throughout, large and small, are racially diverse.

An expansive reminder that the U.S. government is of, as well as by and for, the people. (search & find, glossary) (Informational picture book. 7-10)

Kirkus Reviews