First Kids (Step into Reading) [Paperback]

Gibbs Davis (Author), Sally Wern Comport (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up | Series: Step into Reading

Kids will be kids—even when they live in the White House! From Tad Lincoln (secretly called a “tyrant” ) to the Roosevelt gang (who kept a pet badger, a rat, dogs, snakes, horses, parrots, and a one-legged chicken!) to the Kennedys (who used the oval office as a playground) to Chelsea Clinton (who transformed herself from an awkward teen into an accomplished scholar), the children featured in First Kids shared a unique experience and role in American history.

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From the Inside Flap

Kids will be kids?even when they live in the White House! From Tad Lincoln (secretly called a ?tyrant? ) to the Roosevelt gang (who kept a pet badger, a rat, dogs, snakes, horses, parrots, and a one-legged chicken!) to the Kennedys (who used the oval office as a playground) to Chelsea Clinton (who transformed herself from an awkward teen into an accomplished scholar), the children featured in First Kids shared a unique experience and role in American history.

About the Author

Gibbs Davis is the author of many graded readers and chapter books. The author lives in New York, NY.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (August 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0375822186
• ISBN-13: 978-0375822186
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.2 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #833,545 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Gibbs Davis is an award-winning author of 24 books for children. She is a frequent visitor to schools and libraries across the country. In 2008 and 2009, Gibbs co-hosted the Reading Discovery Program with Former First Lady Barbara Bush at the presidential library. Mrs. Bush read WACKIEST WHITE HOUSE PETS (Parents' Choice Gold Award) to over 11,000 Texas school children during this televised event.

WACKIEST WHITE HOUSE PETS Teacher's Guide:www.scholastic.com/wackiestguide

AUTHOR INFO: www.gibbsdavis.com
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Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun Book for Kids!, March 6, 2005

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Lynn Ellingwood "The ESOL Teacher" (Webster, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: First Kids (Step into Reading) (Paperback)

Children often wonder how they fit in to the world. This is a fun book for children and an eye opening one too. There were children in the White House! They actually played and had fun too. Kids will love this book.

5.0 out of 5 stars *OPPENHEIM BEST BOOK GOLD AWARD WINNER*, April 30, 2011

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Book Beast "Book Beast" (Milwaukee) - See all my reviews

This review is from: First Kids (Step into Reading) (Paperback)

Nearly 200 kids have lived in the White House. Some loved it. Others couldn't wait to leave. Have students weigh the pros and cons of being First Kid. Short easy-to-read chapters describe Lincoln's mischievous boys, Grant's son, Teddy Roosevelt's six children and menagerie of exotic pets, the Coolidge boys, Caroline and John Kennedy, Chelsea Clinton and the cover kids, Malia and Sasha Obama.

A terrific companion book is WACKIEST WHITE HOUSE PETS (Parents' Choice Gold Award) by Gibbs Davis.

3.0 out of 5 stars Bush Kids Missing, February 17, 2011

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Andre - See all my reviews

This review is from: First Kids (Step into Reading) (Paperback)

I loved the book but there is huge omission - there is NO mention of the Bush twins - yet the Obama kids are mentioned and featured on the cover... can someone at AMAZON please help me understand this. I had to tell my kids about the Bush twins - but could not tell them why they were omitted from the book.