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Our White House
Looking In, Looking Out
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Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-76362-067-7
- Publisher
- Candlewick
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2008
Gr 3-8 More than 100 authors and illustrators contributed to this wide-ranging collection of short pieces about the First Family residence. Most participants are creators of books for youth, along with a sprinkling of other figures, such as historian David McCullough, and actual White House occupants. Arranged in general chronological order, the chapters are delightfully varied in form, tone, and subject matter. They include straightforward history, brief essays, personal narratives, and even fantasy, as in Meg Cabot's lighthearted time-travel story. The handsome layout and e...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on November 1, 2008
From Natalie Babbitt to Jon Scieszka and from R. Gregory Christie to Steven Kellogg, 108 contemporary writers and artists use a variety of stories, poems, and historical records to take readers on a virtual tour of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Starting from the ground up with the construction of the President's House and first residents John and Abigail Adams, these voices and images, roughly chronologically arranged, recognize those living and working ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Starred Review on January 1, 2008
From Natalie Babbitt and Jon Scieszka to R. Gregory Christie and Steven Kellogg, 108 writers and artists take readers on a virtual tou...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
