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    Smart About the Presidents

    Part of Smart About History

    Author Jon Buller, Maryann Cocca-Leffler, Dana Regan, Susan Saunders, Susan Schade
    Illustrated by Jill Weber
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    Paperback
    $8.99 US
    Penguin Young Readers | Grosset & Dunlap
    7.06"W x 9.06"H x 0.21"D  
    On sale Jul 08, 2004 | 64 Pages | 9780448433721
    Grades K-4
    Reading Level: Lexile NC760L
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    Kids will love discovering the floor plan of the White House, a list of presidential perks, and lots of interesting info about all the presidents, from George Washington to Barack Obama. (Did you know he is the only president born in Hawaii?) Each page is jam-packed with trivia, fun facts, and information on the historical events of each presidency.
    Jon Buller and his wife, Susan Schade, have been writing and illustrating children's books for more than 20 years and have published more than 30 works, including The Noisy Counting Book, 20,000 Baseball Cards Under the Sea, Toad on the Road, and I Love You, Good Night. They live in Lyme, Connecticut. View titles by Jon Buller
    © Kristin Leffler
    Maryann Cocca-Leffler (maryanncoccaleffler.com) is an award-winning author and illustrator of over 65 books for children. Maryann’s inspiration comes from all around her: children, family, school visits, current news, and the people she meets along the way. Her popular Let It . . . seasons series has sold over two million copies. Maryann grew up in the Boston area and has a BFA in illustration from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. She now happily lives and works in Portland, Maine. You can follow Maryann on Twitter @MCLeffler and on Instagram @maryanncoccaleffler. View titles by Maryann Cocca-Leffler
    Dana Regan is a writer and illustrator of more than 75 children’s books, including Smart About the Presidents, Smart About the First Ladies, and Monkey See, Monkey Do. Prior to publishing these works, she designed greeting cards for Hallmark. Regan lives in Kansas City with her sons, Joe and Tommy. View titles by Dana Regan
    Susan Saunders is an author of many nonfiction books for children. View titles by Susan Saunders
    Susan Schade and her husband Jon Buller have been collaborating on children's books for more than 20 years, and have published more than 30 books. The Noisy Counting Book was one of the first books they created together. View titles by Susan Schade
    © Jill Weber
    Jill Weber has illustrated numerous books for children and adults, including The Story of Hanukkah; the Sydney Taylor Book Award winner The Story of Passover; and the New York Times bestseller The Christmas Tree, which was written by Julie Salamon. She lives on a farm in New Hampshire. View titles by Jill Weber

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    Kids will love discovering the floor plan of the White House, a list of presidential perks, and lots of interesting info about all the presidents, from George Washington to Barack Obama. (Did you know he is the only president born in Hawaii?) Each page is jam-packed with trivia, fun facts, and information on the historical events of each presidency.

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    Jon Buller and his wife, Susan Schade, have been writing and illustrating children's books for more than 20 years and have published more than 30 works, including The Noisy Counting Book, 20,000 Baseball Cards Under the Sea, Toad on the Road, and I Love You, Good Night. They live in Lyme, Connecticut. View titles by Jon Buller
    © Kristin Leffler
    Maryann Cocca-Leffler (maryanncoccaleffler.com) is an award-winning author and illustrator of over 65 books for children. Maryann’s inspiration comes from all around her: children, family, school visits, current news, and the people she meets along the way. Her popular Let It . . . seasons series has sold over two million copies. Maryann grew up in the Boston area and has a BFA in illustration from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. She now happily lives and works in Portland, Maine. You can follow Maryann on Twitter @MCLeffler and on Instagram @maryanncoccaleffler. View titles by Maryann Cocca-Leffler
    Dana Regan is a writer and illustrator of more than 75 children’s books, including Smart About the Presidents, Smart About the First Ladies, and Monkey See, Monkey Do. Prior to publishing these works, she designed greeting cards for Hallmark. Regan lives in Kansas City with her sons, Joe and Tommy. View titles by Dana Regan
    Susan Saunders is an author of many nonfiction books for children. View titles by Susan Saunders
    Susan Schade and her husband Jon Buller have been collaborating on children's books for more than 20 years, and have published more than 30 books. The Noisy Counting Book was one of the first books they created together. View titles by Susan Schade
    © Jill Weber
    Jill Weber has illustrated numerous books for children and adults, including The Story of Hanukkah; the Sydney Taylor Book Award winner The Story of Passover; and the New York Times bestseller The Christmas Tree, which was written by Julie Salamon. She lives on a farm in New Hampshire. View titles by Jill Weber

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