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Loads of quirky, cool, and astonishing facts about America's presidents, including presidential firsts, White House trivia, and presidential hobbies. Did you know that rats are ticklish? Or that one-fourth of the bones in your body are in your feet? Or that President Thomas Jefferson introduced french fries to the United States? From creepy crawlies to ancient inventions, pumpkin-boat racing to the smallest bone in your body, our Weird-but-True Facts...
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48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
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"Made up of elected officials, the government of the United States is a reflection of the nation's citizens. Our Elected Leaders examines the processes and power behind the country's executive, legislative, and judicial leaders."--Publisher's website.
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80 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
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"From the beginning Trump's presidency has been marked by combativeness and chaos. Despite the turmoil and missteps, President Trump has also presided over solid accomplishments. With his boasts, taunts, and impulsive behavior, Trump will always be a divisive president"--
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Teachers have examined many facets of the US presidency and turned facts into graphics to communicate interesting statistics.
"Find out everything you want to know about the United States presidency--who the presidents were; how we vote; whose votes count the most--- in this book completely comprised of infographics." -- Amazon.com.
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64 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
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"Joe Biden was elected president in 2020. His supporters saw their candidate's ultimate victory as a triumph for their vision of America. Few political leaders in American history have had as long a career in politics and government as Biden"--
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120 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
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"The Founding Fathers took great pains to set up a government with three equal branches with the intent of limiting the powers of any one branch. Yet the executive branch possesses powers, known as executive privilege, that can be invoked to withhold information from the other branches in certain matters. But what happens when presidents use executive privilege to hide wrongdoing? How much does the public deserve to know? In this volume, experts make...
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155 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm
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In this book, Townsend introduces grade-schoolers to the lives and responsibilities of the president of the United States, as well as the constitutional separation of powers and the history of the White House.
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xiii, 241 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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More than one hundred leading authors and illustrators donate their talents to a collection of essays, personal accounts, historical fiction, and poetry which looks at America's history through the prism of the White House.
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