| Description |
60 pages, 4 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
The first first mother : Mary Ball Washington - The determined mother : Susanna Boylston Adams - The busy mother : Jane Randolph Jefferson - The affectionate mother : Eleanor Rose Conway Madison - The unknown mother : Elizabeth Jones Monroe - The modern mother : Abigail Smith Adams - The brave mother : Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson - The working mother : Maria Van Buren - The beautiful mother : Elizabeth Bassett Harrison - The dreamer mother : Mary Armistead Tyler - The religious mother : Jane Knox Polk - The pioneer mother : Sarah Dabney Taylor - The struggling mother : Phoebe Millard Fillmore - The flamboyant mother : Anna Kendrick Pierce - The poetic mother : Elizabeth Speer Buchanan - The strong mother : Nancy Hanks Lincoln - The stepmother : Sarah Bush Johnston Lincoln - The resourceful mother : Mary McDonough Johnson - The quiet mother : Hannah Simpson Grant - The protective mother : Sophia Birchard Hayes - The industrious mother : Elizabeth Ballou Garfield - The writer mother : Malvina Stone Arthur - The sacrificing mother : Ann Neal Cleveland - The cautious mother : Elizabeth Irwin Harrison - The practical mother : Nancy Allison McKinley - The southern mother : Martha Bulloch Roosevelt - The stylish mother : Louisa Torrey Taft - The adoring mother : Jesse Woodrow Wilson - The midwife mother : Phoebe Dickerson Harding - The invalid mother : Victoria Moor Coolidge - The idealistic mother : Hulda Minthorn Hoover - The bossy mother : Sara Delano Roosevelt - The lively mother : Martha Young Truman - The pacifist mother : Ida Stover Eisenhower - The savvy mother : Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy - The striving mother : Rebekah Baines Johnson - The baking mother : Hannah Milhous Nixon - The optimistic mother : Dorothy Gardner Ford - The independent mother : Lillian Gordy Carter - The dramatic mother : Nelle Clyde Reagan - The competitive mother : Dorothy Walker Bush - The confident mother : Virginia Clinton Kelley - The outspoken mother : Barbara Pierce Bush - The adventurous mother : Stanley Ann Dunham. |
| Summary |
Profiles of the American presidents' mothers reveal their achievements while sharing anecdotes and childhood stories, from Thomas Jefferson's mother's solo management of a plantation to Abraham Lincoln's mother's stint as a wrestler. |
| Audience |
870L Lexile |
| Note |
870L Lexile |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader LG 5.5 1 153136 |
| Note |
Accelerated Reader LG 5.5 1 153136 |
| Subject |
Mothers of presidents -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Presidents -- Family -- Juvenile literature.
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Mothers of presidents -- Juvenile literature.
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Mothers -- Juvenile literature.
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Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Presidents -- Family relationships -- Juvenile literature.
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| Genre |
Picture books for children.
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| Added Author |
Downing, Julie, illustrator.
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| ISBN |
9780547223018 (hardcover) |
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0547223013 (hardcover) |
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