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Presidents: Fandex Family Field Guides

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It was William Howard Taft who served as chief justice of the Supreme Court, Warren G. Harding who was president during the Teapot Dome Scandal, and Ulysses S. Grant who grew up with the nickname 'Useless'. All these facts, and more, are found in this Presidents: Fandex Family Field Guide.

This is a beautiful set and well-worth the 9.95 it sells for.

Each card has a beautiful die-cut portrait. The dates of the presidency are included as well as the Vice President's name and the First Lady's name. Every card has a surprisingly thorough bio. Of course, due to space constraints, not everything is listed here. However, many facts are included and those facts definitely whet one's appetite for more information.

Did you know that Franklin Pierce's classmate was Nathaniel Hawthorne? Or, that Herbert Hoover emerged from retirement in 1946 to distribute food supplies to the poor? I didn't know these facts and I didn't know that Rutherford B Hayes undertook the reform of the appalling conditions of mental hospitals (while governor).

In addition to the President cards, there are also cards that give a bit of data on each Vice President. So, in just a second or so, I can find out that Garret A Hobart (VP to McKinley) was a New Jersey lawyer and banker, that he was a 12-year member of the Republican National Committee, and that he died in office. There is also a clear, but small, portrait next to each VP synopsis.

All in all, this is a great set and fun to read. It's very high quality and, although geared to children, is interesting and informative for adults, as well.

My kids find the Fandex format easy to use, and the information on them accessible. We have several, and with the elections going on this past year they used this one the most.

I like the fact that each president has a photo, as well as pertinent info: Date of birth and death, Number; Party represented; Vice President; First Lady's name. As well, there is a bio and some history for each one, including events leading up to and what happened while he was in office.

The only quibble I have about these decks is that sometimes when they're completely fanned out, the edges of the illustrations get caught up in each other, making it hard to close them properly. But other than that, they're cute, informative, and a nice format for kids.

A favored trivia source during our family vacation; now lives at my son't middle school where it's still going strong after 6 months. Trees Fandex is breathtakinly beautiful

Good information on all levels. Bought it for my kids, but we haved all enjoyed learning about the presidents in this type of format. We will definately be buying more in the future.

I think this book is great, my 5 year old daughter now knows all of the presidents by name and number! In fact I am buying another one beacause she has worn the one we have out, but insists that she needs one.

Not much information in this non-book (actually a bunch of flash cards). I thought maybe my kid would like it, but couldn't get him to look at it more than twice. Then the next thing I knew, the whole "binding" had broken apart, and we had "President"cards all over the place. What a mess!

Students love the Fandex! I have used Fandex's in US History Class for a long time and it inspires students to create their own Fandex style history projects.

This is a great quick reference for kids to learn about the presidents. Unfortunately, by nature of the subject, it has to be updated every 4-8 yrs.

I enjoy this for my classroom. My students are immigrants and they are fascinated by the United States and the Presidents. A kid years ago took my older fandex home and tried to memorize everything he could about the presidents. He loved it. With a poster in my room of the presidents and how often it is perused I suspect that students are going to use this for information frequently also. They love the one I have already of the 50 states. Great resource.

We had a Clinton edition Presidents Fandex when my daughter was in grade school, and now her younger brother is in High School and is taking AP US History. The updated Obama edition is helping him memorize the presidents and dates for his class.