| Description |
48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm. |
| Series |
Checkerboard library: United States presidents.
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
George H.W. Bush -- Timeline -- Did you know? -- Early life -- War hero -- Striking it rich -- Working in politics -- Vice president -- Forty-first president -- President Bush's cabinet -- War in the Gulf -- Restoring order -- Election defeat -- Home to Houston -- A leader again -- Office of the President -- Presidents and their terms. |
| Summary |
This biography introduces readers to George H.W. Bush including his early political career and key events from Bush's administration including the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, the Persian Gulf War, and the 1992 Los Angeles Riots. Information about his childhood, family, personal life, and retirement years is included. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars provide additional information. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO. |
| Audience |
3456 Childrens Plus, Incorporated. |
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770 Lexile. |
| Subject |
Bush, George, 1924-2018 -- Juvenile literature.
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Bush, George, 1924-2018.
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Legislators -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Presidents -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Legislators -- United States -- Biography.
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Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
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United States -- Politics and government -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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United States -- Politics and government.
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| Genre |
Biographies.
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| ISBN |
1532193416 |
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9781532193415 |
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