Books with title The Mouse in the White House

Anne Denton Blair is an award winning broadcast journalist who has known the White house well-covering , for radio and television , its historic, political and social events-for six administrations from the 1940's through 1970's. This is the first piece of fiction ever published for children about the White House. She had at the time first hand knowledge of the Executive Mansion and Its families. This book has both nostalgic as well as heistoric value

Bernie Sanders’s political autobiography, with an updated afterword that brings his story up to the 2020 presidential campaignExplaining where he comes from and how his politics were formed, Senator Bernie Sanders describes in detail how, after cutting his teeth in the Civil Rights movement, he helped build an extraordinary grassroots political campaign in Vermont, making it possible for him to become the first independent elected to the US House of Representatives in forty years. He is now the longest-serving independent in US political history. An extensive afterword by the Nation’s National Affairs correspondent, John Nichols, continues the story with Sanders’s entrance into the Senate, the drama of the 2016 Democratic Primary, his ongoing resistance to Trump, and the thrilling launch of his 2020 bid for the White House. A new foreword by Nina Turner, former president of Our Revolution and co-chair of the Sanders for President campaign, provides a rare glimpse of Bernie as a person. Outsider in the White House is the story of a passionate and principled political life.

When the teeny tiny mouse moves from the field into the great big house, hes pleased with his surroundings. He loves exploring and eating the crumbs from the kitchen floor. There is one person, though, who is not happy with the mouses new digs. Mr. Billings is not pleased there is a mouse in the house and sets traps to get rid of the new guest. But Mr. Billings kids think a mouse in the house is cool, and they convince him to be their friend. They feed him, play with him, and even warn him about where the traps are set. Based on a true story, Mouse in the House tells the tale of one little mouse who lives on, eager to entertain and educate. Just as life is full of lessons to learn, this story offers topics for guided discussion, including fear, empathy, acceptance, and rightness.

Back Cover Summary This book is a cute little story about a mouse in the house that the wife does not like. She urged her husband to get rid of it, which he finally does. The illustrations allow the reader to be very liberal with ad lib comments as they read the story and encourage them to look for the mouse concealed in the illustrations. Have fun!

A boy does everything he can to catch a mouse in this zany and funny tale. The smart little mouse seems to be having the time of his life evading capture until suddenly he is scooped into a jar and carried off far from home. However, the mouse gets the last laugh as he finds his way back home and takes over the house with a lot of his furry little friends.

“Eeek! A mouse! I cannot have a mouse in the house!” cries Nana Quimby, sending the family on a frantic adventure as they try to rid themselves of first the mouse, then its troublesome successors. From an owl to an elephant, the Quimby family pets devour shoes, steal lunch, quarrel with skunks, uproot trees, and soon convince Nana that there are worse things to have than a mouse in the house.

It was 1814. Fifty British soldiers surrounded the large white house, holding poles with flaming rags at the end. All at once, they hurled the blazing poles into the house’s windows. Within seconds, the majestic home was in flames. The fire destroyed almost everything inside. If not for a powerful thunderstorm later that day, the White House might have burned to the ground. The White House traces the incredible story of one of the most important and iconic buildings in the United States. The book describes how the massive residence was built and how different presidents have left their personal marks on the structure. Large color photos, maps, and fact boxes enrich the captivating story, which is sure to engage even the most reluctant readers.