U. S. P r e s i d e n t s B o o k l i s t 1 U.S. Presidents (American History Booklist) Compiled by Sarah Kay Bierle Gazette665.com Parental guidance and discernment advised for young readers Note from Miss Sarah: The titles in green are from the series Encyclopedia of Presidents. All of these books have a greenish cover and in my home we just call them the green president books. (No political party meaning implied.) This is our favorite series because it s more history, rather than politics. The Executive Branch The President s Work: A Look At The Executive Branch Elaine Landau (56 pages) The Vice President of the United States Scott Ingram (32 pages) The First Lady of the United States Joanne Mattern (32 pages) Elections Running for Office: Government in Action! John Hamilton (32 pages) Voting in an Election: Government in Action! John Hamilton (32 pages) Power to the People: How We Elect the President and Other Officials Kevin Cunningham (32 pages) The Electoral College Martha S. Hewson, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. (64 pages) Washington George Washington Brendan January (110 pages) George Washington: A Picture Book Biography James Cross Giblin (47 pages)
U. S. P r e s i d e n t s B o o k l i s t 2 George Washington: Our First President Garnet Jackson (30 pages) (Scholastic Reader Level 2) The Life of George Washington Mary L. Williamson, Michael J. McHugh (120 pages) George Washington: True Patriot Janet and Geoff Benge (223 pages) (A separate unit study guide is available for this book; same title with added Unit Study Curriculum Guide). George Washington: Our First Leader (Childhood of Famous Americans) Augusta Stevenson (192 pages) Adams John Adams Barbara Silberdick Feinberg (110 pages) John Adams: Independence Forever Janet and Geoff Benge (212 pages) John & Abigail Adams Ruth Ashby (48 pages) Jefferson Thomas Jefferson Don Nardo (110 pages) Thomas Jefferson: A Picture Book Biography James Cross Giblin (48 pages) (notes on pages 46-47 contain details about Sally Hemmings and may not be suitable for young children) Thomas Jefferson: Third President of the United States (Childhood of Famous Americans) Helen Albee Monsell (192 pages) Madison James Madison Brendan January (110 pages)
U. S. P r e s i d e n t s B o o k l i s t 3 James and Dolley Madison Ruth Ashby (48 pages) Monroe, Adams, Jackson James Monroe Andrew Santella (110 pages) John Quincy Adams Sean McCollum (110 pages) Young John Quincy Cheryl Harness (40 pages) Andrew Jackson Van Buren, Harrison, Tyler, Polk Martin Van Buren Lesli J. Favor (110 pages) William Henry Harrison Steven Otfinoski (110 pages) John Tyler James K. Polk Sean McCollum (109 pages) Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce, Buchanan Zachary Taylor Deborah Kops (110 pages) Millard Fillmore Dan Santow (110) Franklin Pierce John DiConsiglio (110 pages0 James Buchanan Allison Lassieur (110 pages)
U. S. P r e s i d e n t s B o o k l i s t 4 Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Steven Otfinoski (110 pages) Meet Abraham Lincoln Barbara Cary (86 pages) (Published in 1965; may be difficult to find) Abraham Lincoln: A New Birth of Freedom Janet and Geoff Benge (218 pages) Young Abe Lincoln: The Frontier Days, 1809-1837 Cheryl Harness (30 pages) Abe Lincoln Goes To Washington, 1837-1865 Cheryl Harness (46 pages) If You Grew Up With Abraham Lincoln Ann McGovern (79 pages) Johnson, Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Arthur Andrew Johnson Don Nardo (110 pages) Ulysses S. Grant Janet Riehecky (110 pages) Rutherford B. Hayes Steven Offinoski (110 pages) James A. Garfield Deborah Kent (110 pages) Chester A. Arthur Dan Elish (110 pages) Cleveland, Harrison, McKinley Grover Cleveland Benjamin Harrison Jean Kinney Williams (110 pages)
U. S. P r e s i d e n t s B o o k l i s t 5 William McKinley Janet Riehecky (110 pages) Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Sean McCollum (110 pages) Theodore Roosevelt: An American Original Janet and Geoff Benge (201 pages) Bully For You, Teddy Roosevelt! Jean Fritz (127 pages) Camping With The President Ginger Wadsworth (32 pages) (T. Roosevelt s trip to the Sierras; picture book) Teddy Roosevelt: Young Rough Rider (Childhood of Famous Americans) Edd Winfield Parks (192 pages) Taft, Wilson, Harding, Coolidge, Hoover William Howard Taft Woodrow Wilson Barbara Silberdick Feinberg (110 pages) Warren G. Harding Deborah Kent (110 pages) Calvin Coolidge R. Conrad Stein (110 pages) Herbert Hoover Martha E. Kendall (110 pages) Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower Franklin D. Roosevelt Barbara Silberdick Feinberg (110 pages) Harry S. Truman Steven Otfinoski (110 pages)
U. S. P r e s i d e n t s B o o k l i s t 6 Dwight D. Eisenhower Michael J. Birkner (110 pages) At Ease: Stories I Tell To Friends Dwight D. Eisenhower (~400 pages) (One of my all-time favorite books; recommended for high school and up) Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson Jean Kinney Williams (110 pages) Richard M. Nixon Gerald R. Ford R. Conrad Stein (110 pages) Jimmy Carter Deborah Kent (110 pages) Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Bush, Obama Ronald Reagan Riding With Reagan: From The White House To The Ranch John R. Barletta, Rochelle Schweizer (238 pages) George Bush Bill Clinton Sean McCollum (109 pages) George W. Bush Matt Donnelly (110 pages) Barack Obama: Out of Many, One Shana Corey (48 pages) (Step into Reading: Level 3)