U.S. presidents : truth and rumors /
by Price, Sean; Doty, Eldon [ill.].
Material type: BookSeries: Edge books : truth and rumors.Publisher: Mankato, MN : Capstone Press, 2010Description: 32 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781429639521; 1429639520.Subject(s): Presidents -- United States -- History -- Miscellanea | Presidents -- United States -- Biography -- Miscellanea | United States -- Politics and government -- MiscellaneaOnline resources: FactHound Web Sites FactHound offers Internet sites related to this book.Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Books | Ed & Hazel Richmond Pub Library | Juvenile Non Fiction | J973.09 Pri (Browse shelf) | Available |
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3-9.
IG 780L Lexile.
Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.7 0.5 134272
Labels common stories about former U.S. presidents as fact or fiction and teaches readers how to tell the difference between truth and rumors.
Includes index and glossary.
Includes bibliographic references.
Fact and fiction in the White House -- Did George Washington have wooden chompers? -- Did Washington throw his money around? -- Did John Quincy Adams give an interview while naked? -- Was Andrew Jackson's parrot potty-mouthed? -- Did Martin Van Buren give us "OK"? -- Did Abraham Lincoln write the Gettysburg Address in a rush? -- Is Lincoln buried under the Lincoln Memorial? -- Did Teddy Roosevelt give us teddy bears? -- Did John F. Kennedy have a secret marriage? -- Was Gerald Ford a fashion model? -- Was Jimmy Carter attacked by a rabbit? -- Fact or fiction? : how to tell the difference.
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