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Summary: "The set examines the United States presidency and its historical importance. Includes biographical information about every U.S. president and information and photos of every first lady. Discusses the duties, privileges, and the broad power of the president, and examines the people who have led the country through times of poverty and prosperity, peace and war"--Provided by publisher.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: World Book, Inc., a Scott Fetzer Company 2013

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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973 AME VOL 1
Call number: J 973 AME VOL 2

World Book, Inc

Summary: Examines the people who have led the country through times of poverty and prosperity, peace and war. Includes biographical information about every U.S. president and information and photos of every first lady.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: World Book 2017

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 AME

Pearson, Yvonne

Summary: "Presidents' Day is a day to remember the men who have held the highest office in our land. Readers will learn about the history or Presidents' Day, our most influential presidents, and how we can honor these men and our national history today."--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Pebble, a Capstone imprint 2019

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 394.2 PEA

Kennedy, Katie

Summary: "Some call it the most important job in the world. It's certainly the most powerful. And it's one that every citizen needs to know about because we're the ones who vote to put a president in office. Lively, informative, filled with firsts and facts, big ideas and compelling anecdotes, The Presidents Decoded is a richly layered guide to the leaders who have shaped our country."--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Publishing 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.09 KEN

Currie, Stephen

Summary: "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"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press 2022

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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 BID

Haynes, Danielle

Summary: "Primaries and caucuses are some of the first steps to becoming the president of the United States. Candidates who've announced their intention to run for this important office first have to convince members of their political party (and sometimes others) that they deserve a nomination. Primaries and caucuses help political parties choose their official party candidate. In this volume, readers...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2020

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 324.273 HAY

Rumsch, BreAnn

Summary: This biography introduces readers to Rutherford B. Hayes including his early political career and key events from Hayes's administration including civil service reforms, the end of Reconstruction, and the passage of the Bland-Allison Act. Information about his childhood, family, personal life, and retirement years is included. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars provide additional information....

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: ABDO Publishing 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HAY

Rose, Rachel

Summary: "Long-serving congressman, Vice President, and now President. Joe Biden's journey to the highest position in the land has been long and winding. As a child, he didn't let his stutter stop him from success; as a senator, he carried on despite personal heartbreak; and now, as president, we'll see all this man can do. Learn about the spectacular life of America's 46th president"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing Company 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BID

Sullivan, George

Summary: Presents information on each of the forty presidents of the United States and describes the process of electing a president.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Dodd, Mead 1984

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 SUL

Barber, James

Summary: Offers information about America's most influential political office and details on the men who have filled it.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: DK 2009

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 BAR

Messner, Kate

Summary: Looks at what the presidents to be who were alive at various dates were doing at that moment, including serving in government, working in different fields, studying, or being a child, and wonders what the future presidents that are alive today are doing.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Kids, Chronicle Books 2020

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Bausum, Ann

Summary: "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...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.09 BAU

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.09 BAU

Gormley, Beatrice

Summary: A biography of Joe Biden, the 46th President of the United States​: from childhood through the Senate to his election as vice president and, in 2020, as president. The road to the presidency of the United States was a long--and determined--one for Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. From Joe's childhood in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, Delaware, his close-knit, devoted family gave him...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin : an imprint of Simon & Schuster Childrens Publishing Division 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BID

Harris, Duchess

Summary: In 2008, voters chose Barack Obama as the first African American president in the history of the United States. Barack Obama Is Elected President examines this historic event from multiple perspectives, including those of Barack Obama himself, his wife, Michelle, and opposing candidate John McCain

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, An Imprint of Abdo Publishing 2019

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J382.73092 HAR

Biden, Jill.

Summary: The wife of former Vice President and presidential candidate Joe Biden recounts his childhood in Scranton, Pennsylvania, his perseverance and leadership from his earliest years, his struggles to overcome stuttering, his relationships with his family, andhis political career.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2020

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BID

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Bio Biden

Biden, Jill

Summary: Joey is the first ever picture book about the young life of Joe Biden, the 47th Vice President of the United States, and includes never before told family stories about the president-elect and former vice president's childhood-written by Jill Biden, his spouse. Joe Biden grew up in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the oldest of four children. His parents always encouraged him and his siblings to be...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG BID

Biden, Jill

Summary: Joe Biden grew up in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the oldest of four children. His parents always encouraged him and his siblings to be independent and strong. The family moved to Wilmington, Delaware, where at twenty-nine, Biden was elected one the youngest United States Senators ever elected. This is his story.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Audio 2020

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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD 921 BID

Tobin, James

Summary: "A biography of FDR, focusing on his battle with polio and how his disease set him on the course to become president, for fans of Steve Sheinkin's political biographies"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Christy Ottaviano Books, Henry Holt and Company 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ROO

Clinton, Susan.

Summary: Recounts the story of America's fourth president, known as the Father of the Constitution, describing his early life in Virginia and his many years of service in public office.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Childrens Press 1986

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB MADISON CLI

Davis, Kenneth C.

Summary: Covers forty-three Presidents, one White House, and hundreds of grand facts about our country's leaders presented primarily in a question and answer format.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2002

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 973 Davis

Jackson, Ellen B.

Summary: Discusses Abraham Lincoln's love of animals, covering the time when he pardoned the turkey that was destined to be part of Christmas dinner at the White House, his rescue of three kittens during the Civil War, and other examples of his compassion.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman 2008

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 LIN

Perl, Erica S

Summary: "The Truth Sleuth guides readers through a series of truths (and lies) about American presidents."--Provided by publisher.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2019

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Summary: Presents the life story of the First Lady who worked for human rightsand became known as the First Lady of the World.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollinsPublishers 2006

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB ROOSEVELT ELN

Davis, Kathryn Gibbs.

Summary: Describes the various kinds of pets, including grizzly bears and alligators, kept at the White House by various presidents from George Washington to George W. Bush.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2004

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J636.088 DAV

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