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"Revised and updated to include the winner of the 2020 presidential election, this photo-filled and fact-packed book is a timely reference. Key features include: Information about the 2021 president-elect and the 2020 election results, a brand-new thematic spread on the impeachment process and its history, revised terminology around the language of slavery and analysis of early presidents who benefitted from and relied on enslaved labor, comprehensive...
6) Barack Obama
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Chronicles the life of President Barack Obama from his birth in Hawaii through his education in the U.S. and his graduation from Harvard University in 1991. Depicts his career as a civil rights lawyer, an Illinois state senator, and his election as the first African-American president of the United States. Includes photos of his parents and his youth, a timeline of significant events in his life, a quiz, and a glossary.
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Evanston, Virginia, twelve-year-olds Jonathan Murray and Shelley Brown are completely average and forgettable until they are recruited to help the League of Unexceptional Children save the Vice President of the United States, who has been kidnapped along with an important code.
9) Joe Biden
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Presents biographical information about Joe Biden, the forty-sixth president of the United States. Covers his youth, his education, his entry into politics, his personal life, and his election as the oldest president. Concludes with a glossary and index.
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As daughters of the outgoing president, Ingrid and Winnie Lopez decide to play pranks on the incoming president's daughters, Zora and Skylar Williams. Zora and Skylar play tit for tat and soon the harmless games get out of control and threaten international diplomacy.
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The shortest kid in the second grade, James Moody, also known as Stink, learns all about the shortest president of the United States, James Madison, when they celebrate Presidents' Day at school. Every morning, Judy Moody measures Stink and it's always the same: three feet, eight inches tall. Stink feels like even the class newt is growing faster than he is. Then, one day, the ruler reads-can it be?-three feet, seven and three quarters inches! Is...
15) Presidents' Day
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"Full-color photographs and simple text provide a brief introduction to Presidents' Day"--Provided by publisher.
16) Bill Clinton
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Features a biography of the forty-second president of the United States including his childhood, education at Georgetown University, his early career as a teacher and lawyer, and key events from President Clinton's administration.
18) James Madison
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Contains key facts about the life of James Madison from his childhood to his retirement, focusing on his political career and his term as the fourth president of the United States. Includes a timeline, information on the office of the president, and resources for further research.
20) Ronald Reagan
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Explores the life and accomplishments of Ronald Reagan and examines how he led the country during his time as president. Features black and white and full-color photographs and a glossary.