What Presidents are Made Of

Biography: Piven, H. (2004). What presidents are made of. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers.

Annotation: This book is about the presidents of American. The book begins with George Washington and ends with George W. Bush. Each president has their own page and a description of something interesting they accomplished that might not have happened during their presidency. For example George Washington helped put out a fire before he died.

Genre: Non-Fiction

Grade: 1-5

Readers: The readers that would enjoy this book are historical fiction readers. Other readers that enjoy the presidents and fun facts.

Rate/Response: 10, I absolutely loved this book! The illustrations were wonderful. I loved the idea of using everyday objects that children would normally see in the book as their presidents. I also loved how simple the wording was, it was simple enough for a child to understand and comprehend the fun facts about the various presidents.

Question: How many presidents has the United States had? Do you think the president does anything fun besides work for our country? What do you think the president before he became the president?