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The public library has many books to help you find information on the U.S. Presidents. Listed, are books that have general information and summaries about all presidents.

J 920 COY Coy, Harold. The First Book of Presidents. New York: F. Watts, 1966.Describes the general duties and responsibilities of the President and summarizes the careers of those who held office.

J 973.099 FOU The Founding Presidents: A Sourcebook on the U.S. Presidency. Brookfield, Conn., Milbrook Press: 1993. Uses contemporary material to describe and illustrate the lives of U.S. Presidents from Washington to Monroe.

J 923 SEU J 923 SEU Seuling, Barbara. Seuling, Barbara. The Last Cow on the White House Lawn The Last Cow on the White House Lawn and Other and Other Little Known Facts About the Presidents. Little Known Facts About the Presidents. Garden City, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1978.1978.

A collection of little known facts about each of the Presidents from A collection of little known facts about each of the Presidents from Washington to Carter.Washington to Carter.

J973.099 BLA J973.099 BLA Blassingame, Wyatt. Blassingame, Wyatt. Look-It-Up Book of Presidents. Look-It-Up Book of Presidents. New York, New York, N.Y.: Random House, 1996.N.Y.: Random House, 1996.

Provides brief biographies from Washington-Clinton.Provides brief biographies from Washington-Clinton.

J 353.031 BEC J 353.031 BEC Beckman, Beatrice. Beckman, Beatrice. I Can Be President. I Can Be President. Chicago, IL: Chicago, IL: Childrens Childrens Press, 1984.Press, 1984.

Describes in simple terms the responsibilities of the president.Describes in simple terms the responsibilities of the president.

J 973.09 GRE J 973.09 GRE Green, Carol. Green, Carol. Presidents. Presidents. Chicago, IL: Children’s Press, Chicago, IL: Children’s Press, 1984.1984.

Explains what the job of the president is and briefly introduces Explains what the job of the president is and briefly introduces the first the first 40 presidents from Washington to Reagan.40 presidents from Washington to Reagan.

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J TAS Tashjian, Janet. Vote for Larry. New York, NY: Henry Holt, 2004.Not yet 18 years old, Josh, a.k.a Larry, comes out of hiding and returns to public life, this time to run for president as an advocate for issues of concern to youth and encourage voter turnout.

J FRI Friskey, Margaret. Tad Lincoln and the Green Umbrella. Chicago, IL: Children’s Press, 1969. Relates the adventures of Lincoln’s youngest son from the time Lincoln is elected president until the Civil War.

E WIN Winters, Kay. My Teacher for President. Penguin Group, USA, 2008.A second grader named Oliver tells why his teacher should be named president.

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