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Books in White House Insiders series

  • What's It Like to Be the President?

    Kathleen Connors

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, Aug. 1, 2014)
    Readers will learn what it is like to be President of the United States.
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  • What's It Like to Be the President?

    Kathleen Connors

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Publishing, Aug. 1, 2014)
    Readers will learn what it is like to be President of the United States.
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  • What's It Like to Be the President's Kid?

    Kathleen Connors

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, Aug. 1, 2014)
    Readers will learn what it is like to be the children of the President of the United States.
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  • What's It Like to Be the President's Kid?

    Kathleen Connors

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, Aug. 1, 2014)
    Readers will learn what it is like to be the children of the President of the United States.
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  • What's It Like to Work in the White House?

    Kathleen Connors

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, Aug. 1, 2014)
    Introduces the many people who work in the White House, including the high-ranking officials in the West Wing, the Chief Usher, household staff, cooks, and uniformed Secret Service agents, and describes how to get a White House job.
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  • What's It Like to Be the First Lady?

    Kathleen Connors

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, Aug. 1, 2014)
    The First Lady has no official duties. She doesnt even have to be the presidents wife! In fact, precedent and the personality of each First Lady have shaped the role of the First Lady. Readers will learn the jobs First Ladies have taken on during the course of US history. Including historical information supporting the social studies curriculum, the main content introduces many past First Ladies. Full-color images add to the historical context. Readers will enjoy a timeline of First Lady firsts as well as entertaining fact boxes.
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  • What's It Like to Be the President's Pet?

    Kathleen Connors

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, Aug. 1, 2014)
    President Abraham Lincolns son had a pet turkey named Jack. The Kennedy family kept ponies on the White House grounds. Warren G. Harding threw his dog a birthday party! Presidential pets have always been part of the First Family, from George Washingtons horse Nelson to Bo, the Obamas curly pup. While meeting many of these pets, readers get a unique look at past presidents as people, not just leaders. Colorful and historic photographs show the perks of being a presidential pet as well as the joy each brought to the First Family.
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  • What's It Like to Live in the White House?

    Kathleen Connors

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, Aug. 1, 2014)
    US presidents have lived at the White House since 1800. Some have added amenities, such as the movie theater, while others have made their mark by preserving historic fixtures and items. Readers are introduced to the bustling life of the White House, from the business of the West Wing to the East Wings homey kitchen. Full-color photographs of past presidents and First Families add to the historical information about the Presidents Palace. Fun fact boxes give additional, interesting detail. This inventive look at the best-known house in America will leave readers begging for a tour!
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  • What's It Like to Be the First Lady?

    Kathleen Connors

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Publishing, Aug. 1, 2014)
    The First Lady has no official duties. She doesnt even have to be the presidents wife! In fact, precedent and the personality of each First Lady have shaped the role of the First Lady. Readers will learn the jobs First Ladies have taken on during the course of US history. Including historical information supporting the social studies curriculum, the main content introduces many past First Ladies. Full-color images add to the historical context. Readers will enjoy a timeline of First Lady firsts as well as entertaining fact boxes.
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  • What's It Like to Be the President's Pet?

    Kathleen Connors

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, Aug. 1, 2014)
    Introduces some of the pets kept at the White House by presidents, including Calvin Coolidge's raccoon, Rebecca, and Barack Obama's dogs, Sunny and Bo.
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    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub, Aug. 1, 2014)
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  • What's It Like to Live in the White House?

    Kathleen Connors

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, Aug. 1, 2014)
    Introduces the history of the White House, its main parts, the cost of living there, its staff, and security measures, and describes what life there has been like for presidents and their families.
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