U.S. Presidents (Ken Jennings’ Junior Genius Guides)

For instance, did you know that President Carter was attacked by a Swamp Rabbit while fishing and was scared of rabbits ever since? I would have students in a small group with me. Every student would already have selected a President to write about and will have started a report about him with the basic facts. Each student would have their own copy of the book and we would work as a group looking through the book and discussing different text features and facts that we find.

The students would take notes about their president during our conversations, and then they would use these facts in their reports. These are the kinds of facts students tend to remember and the kind that create an interest in the man they are writing about. I believe that most students would have their interest tickled by these fun and sometimes bizarre stories of all the presidents. That is why I decided to choose this book over other books about presidents.

I had a hard time putting it down myself. Jun 18, Ksamiller rated it really liked it Shelves: The fictional story itself takes place at Camp David however the plot discusses how his son interacts with those around him. US Presidents gives students a list of pros and cons of living in the White House. It follows the layout of a class periods. It is then structured into question and answers. The book is very interactive and contains graphic organizers, factoids and a test at the end of the book. They would also be able to generalize about the life of presidential families.

Students could look for text to prove their generalizations. School Library Journal http: Wildfire Run , March Horn Book Guide http: Oct 10, Annie rated it it was ok Shelves: I enjoy the humor of Ken Jennings and his voice is all over this book. The tone is funny enough to appeal to kids as well as the illustrations by Mike Lowry , and the book has plenty of references to appeal to adults that may be over kids' heads unless you have a very pop culture savvy kid.

Presidential trivia books are not very unique, and there are trivia bits in here that I have seen in every trivia book Reagan like jelly beans, Taft got stuck in a bathtub, etc.

I think the visual aspect of this book would be appealing to students because it just looks fun. However, I would only feature it as perhaps a selection for a classroom library. I think using this in social studies instruction would emphasize that social studies is just trivial content and a bunch of facts to be memorized. I would rank this much higher for entertainment value, the low grade comes from the lack of instructional value.

Jan 15, Maddie Smith rated it it was amazing. I love the way that he writes and the multiple styles that he uses to go into a better understanding of things. This book is full of fun facts and trivia questions about the U. For example, did you know that President Calvin Coolidge and his family were given an African pygmy hippo?

Or did you know that Jefferson introduced the fi "U. Or did you know that Jefferson introduced the first French fries at a fancy state dinner?

As you can see this book seems really fun to read. I recommend this book to anybody who enjoys learning about U. History or maybe just learning about the Presidents. Either way, I loved this book and I learned a lot of new information. This book has pages. Feb 11, Michele rated it it was amazing Shelves: What is it called when you have a crush on someone just for their brains?

Whatever the name, I have one on Ken Jennings! Nothing physical mind you, I just adore trivia and in this book Ken gave me all I needed. I loved it and it is my favorite so far in the series.

I mean seriously, if I hadn't read this I might have missed important life changing facts such as: The president receives 30 death threats each day? Jimmy Carter was the first president born in a hospital?

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En What is it called when you have a crush on someone just for their brains? Enough cement used to build our interstate highways, that you could make six sidewalks to the moon and back? This is the stuff I live for. Jun 04, Renata rated it really liked it Shelves: I picked this up while tidying the children's department, skimmed it, and ended up reading the whole thing on my desk shift. It's very funny and has some good information too. It's definitely the kind of thing I would have eaten up as a nerdy child. While it does have an air of whimsical disrespect, it is a fairly whitewashy upbeat look at the presidents--like there's a pop-up about all the different things that George Washington's fake teeth were made out of but it doesn't mention the teeth of I picked this up while tidying the children's department, skimmed it, and ended up reading the whole thing on my desk shift.

While it does have an air of whimsical disrespect, it is a fairly whitewashy upbeat look at the presidents--like there's a pop-up about all the different things that George Washington's fake teeth were made out of but it doesn't mention the teeth of slaves as one. Which is probably OK because that's horrifying and kids can maybe wait a minute to learn that?

Fun facts about the presidents; think conversation starters. This is a book for a child who already knows the basics about the presidents because a lot of that isn't covered here. Questions are peppered throughout the text and humorous doodles appear in the margins giving the book a notebook feel. The information is good, I certainly learned a few things, but the tone of the text is fairly snarky. It's nice that it's a quick read because if it were any longer the voice would drive readers craaaaa Fun facts about the presidents; think conversation starters.

It's nice that it's a quick read because if it were any longer the voice would drive readers craaaaaaaazy! Recommended for grades Oct 07, Sarah rated it liked it Shelves: Fun, informative, and even-handed in its treatment of the presidents and first ladies! Good for upper elementary students. I even learned some trivia I hadn't known before! May 06, Marilee rated it really liked it Shelves: My 10 year old got this for Easter, and it keeps getting snatched up by other members of our family, especially by our 16 year old who is taking AP US History this year.

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Lots of fun facts. A great way to get to know our presidents. Jul 08, Christina rated it it was amazing. Great for parents and kids!

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Plenty of facts that I didn't know either. Jun 25, Andrea rated it really liked it Shelves: I have an unapologetic love for Ken Jennings and quirky presidential facts, and this book blended these well. Oct 14, Audrey rated it it was amazing. Super fun way to learn Presidential history!

Apr 19, Afref Fetter Fetter rated it really liked it. Great book to learn about US Presidents. Effective prep for Jeopardy, I think. Jan 10, Debbie rated it really liked it. Chock full of fun facts! I fun way to learn about the Presidents! Dec 05, Aarifa rated it it was amazing Shelves: I always loved his facts, especially from this book! From the president's unknown secrets, awesome and astonishing president pets, and lots more weird, cool, amazing, eye popping fun! Jan 16, The Brothers rated it it was amazing Shelves: Again and again and again. Good book when I read it I didn't think thank it would be good but I ended up loving it!

Jan 24, Lynda rated it really liked it Shelves: Great facts about presidents. Again, unfortunately, I'll never remember it all, but I didn't do too bad on the quiz at the end. James Athey rated it really liked it Dec 15, Brittany Brown rated it it was amazing Nov 14, There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Jennings lives in Seattle with his wife Mindy and two children. Any use of an author photo must include its respective photo credit U.

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