Presidents' Day

Informationen zum Autor Anne Rockwell was a pioneer in the field of nonfiction for very young children. She has more than a hundred books to her credit, including Why Are the Ice Caps Melting? and Clouds in the Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science series. Anne and Lizzy Rockwell have collaborated on all the Mrs. Madoff books, including St. Patrick's Day and Presidents' Day , and Who Lives in an Alligator Hole? in the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series. Lizzy is the author-illustrator of Good Enough to Eat, The Busy Body Book, The All-Together Quilt, and How Do You Feel? Lizzy lives in Connecticut. Klappentext From the duo who created the classroom Kirkus Reviews called "a charmed place" comes a patriotic primer for picture-book readers. Today at school we celebrated Presidents' Day by putting on a play. Mrs. Madoff said I could be George Washington because his birthday is the same as mine. Charlie was Abraham Lincoln because he's the tallest kid in our class. Everyone else had very important parts to play, too. At the end of the day we voted for class president, and you'll never guess who won! Zusammenfassung Introduce young readers to Presidents' Day with this picture book classic from mom-and-daughter creators Anne and Lizzy Rockwell. Follow along as the kids in Mrs. Madoff's class are introduced to this staple of the elementary school classroom. As a five-start reviewer put it: "I could not find a good basic book about Presidents’ Day for my kids until I found this one. It’s just enough information for them to understand what the holiday is about but it doesn’t overload them." Today at school we celebrated Presidents' Day by putting on a play. Mrs. Madoff said I could be George Washington because his birthday is the same as mine. Charlie was Abraham Lincoln because he's the tallest kid in our class. Everyone else had very important parts to play, too. At the end of the day we voted for class president, and you'll never guess who won! From the duo who created the classroom Kirkus calls "a charmed place" comes a patriotic primer for picture-book readers. ...

Product details

• Authors: Anne Rockwell, Anne F Rockwell, Anne F./ Rockwell Rockwell
• Assisted by: Lizzy Rockwell (Illustration)
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 8
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.12.2009
• EAN: 9780060501969
• ISBN: 978-0-06-050196-9
• No. of pages: 40
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Story books, fairytales, sagas, rhymes, songs; Hallowe’en, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, United States of America, USA, Relating to Christian people and groups, Birthdays, Religious holidays, JUVENILE FICTION: School & Education, JUVENILE FICTION: Holidays & Celebrations / Halloween, JUVENILE FICTION: General, JUVENILE FICTION: Holidays & Celebrations / Birthdays, JUVENILE FICTION: Holidays & Celebrations / Kwanzaa, JUVENILE FICTION: Holidays & Celebrations / Other, Religious, JUVENILE FICTION: Religious / Christian / Historical, National / Constitution Days, Relating to African American / Black American people