So+You+Want+to+Be+President+by+Judith+St.+George,+Illustrated+by+David+Small


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 * Reading Level: Ages 7 and up. **
 * Hardcover: 56 pages **
 * Publisher” Philomel ( **** August 21, 2000 **** ) **
 * Language: English **
 * ISBN-10: 0399234071 **
 * ISBN-13: 978-0399234071 **

She was born and raised in Westfield, New Jersey. As a child she loved to do sports and read books. Judith St. George is a graduate of SmithCollege. Judith got married to David St. George after graduating college. She currently lives in Connecticut. She has four adult children and five grandchildren. Books written by Judith St. George include, //The Duel: The Parallel Lives of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr - 2009, Zarafa, the Giraffe Who Walked to the King - 2009// //You're On Your Way,Teddy Roosevelt - 2004, Stand Tall, Abe Lincoln - 2008// and //The Ghost, The White House, and Me - 2007// This fun and interesting book has serious, humorous, odd and quirky fun facts about the presidents of theUnited States. The Presidents physical features, likes, dislikes and hobbies are all noted. The Presidents accomplishments including winning battles and wars are outlined in this book. Besides just fun facts So You Want to Be President reveals an underlying message that is it is important for a president to be loyal to your country and its people.
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 * Summary**

So You Want to Be President is an excellent book for all ages, the kindergarteners begged me to read it to them again and again and I also saw second graders get a kick out of it. This is a book that is not only fun to read but just as fun to look at. It has whimsical illustrations by David Small. Readers will laugh, smile, and look with interest at the illustrations of this book. This book has won The Caldecott Medal. I would definitely recommend this book to children of all ages.
 * Review**

The literary element that I felt that was most important in the book were the characters. The characters of the Presidents of theUnited Statesare shown to be serious and old individuals with boring personalities. Through this book solemn presidents are shown to have real personalities like real humans. “Theodore (Teddy)Rooseveltat forty two was the youngest. He had pillow fights with his children and played fottball on the White House lawn”(18). Other qualities of the Presidents include, loyal, helpful and caring. “But being President can be wanted to serve your country- like George Washington, who left the Virginia plantation he loved three times to lead the country he loved even more, it can be wanting to turn lives around like Franklin Roosevelt, who provided soup and bread for the hungry, jobs for the jobless, and funds for the elderly to live on” (45). The author also notes the real responsibilities of the President. “Every single President has taken this oath: “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States” (46).
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