The Buck Stops Here: The Presidents of the United States

by Alice Provensen

Book Overview

An extraordinary blend of education and entertainment, here is a unique historical romp through the careers of 40 presidents of the United States. Provensen has deftly captured the essence of 200... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 006024786X
• ISBN13: 9780060247867
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 55 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 11.8" x 11.8"
• Age Range: 7 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 2 and higher

Customer Reviews

Great Resource

I loved this book as a child and it really influence me in my adult hood. I'm a political science master's candidate with an interest in constitutional law and I think having this book played a roll. I highly recommend it.

Presidents are awesome

I like buck stop here becuse it talks about the presidents.It is fun and cool.I been loving it since I was 7 years old.You shoud read it!

GET THIS BOOK FOR YOUR KIDS

My grandmother gave me this book when I was 6 or 7. I can now recite all the presidents in order and it is honestly from associating their names with the pictures and jingles accompanying each executive. It's funny...I actually visualize in my head this book page-by-page when I'm trying to remember. It was one of my favorite, if not my absolute favorite, childhood book. If you want your kid to learn the presidents well, buy The Buck Stops Here by Alice Provensen.

Great Presidential Learning

This book is a great resource for teaching about the presidents, or for getting an overview of the sequence, order, and accomplishments of our 41 presidents who served in 42 administrations. The drawings are quite creative, with symbolic and labeled parts to indicated achievments and events throughout that president's administrations, and the text is written in poetic style, so it's a great read aloud for early adolescents. We just finished a presidential press conference research project in my class, and this book was passed around as a great tool, I liked it so much for this project, I am hoping to order a 15 more so that 2-3 students can each share a copy. This book is entertaining and informative, and helps anyone learn about our presidential history.

Fun and Educational

While many of the facts are not those that will be required of students, it is enjoyable reading for both parent and child. There are lots of fun tidbits - perfect for the next trivial pursuit game or Jeopardy! challenge. All kidding aside, there is a plethora of interesting facts, and just enough to keep children interested. We highly recommend this book!