Author: Judith St. George
Title: So You Want to Be President?
Illustrator: David Small
Readability score: Grade 3 to Grade 5
Genre: Non-fiction
Subgenre: Informational
Theme: Leaders can come in all shapes and sizes.
Primary and secondary characters: 41 U.S. Presidents
Awards: Caldecott Medal 2001
Date of Publication: 2000
Publishing company: Philomel Books
ISBN number: 0-399-23407-1
So You Want to Be President? is an informational book about America's Presidents. In a humorous way that children would love, the book gives the pros and cons of being a President. It also gives little known facts about past Presidents. For example, there were six Presidents whose names were James. Eight Presidents were born in log cabins. The Presidents were all different. Some were nice, some were mean. There were good Presidents and bad Presidents. Some had pets, played music, and danced. In order to be a good President, one must be honest and want to serve America. The story ends by saying that anyone can be President if they have the right heart.
This book would be great as part of a Social Studies lesson on the Presidents. It gives a lot of unknown facts about the Presidents. Many, I admit, I did not know. The book is really funny. I believe the students would enjoy reading this. I would read the story aloud to the students. Afterwards, I would ask each student to share with the class one thing that they learned about the Presidents when they read this book. I would also discuss the underlying theme of the book with the students. I believe it would be beneficial to leave this book on display somewhere in my classroom so the students can use it as a reference. It has a list of every President up to Bill Clinton that includes the date they lived, where they were from, and what they were known for during their Presidency. Of course, I would let the students know that there have been two other Presidents since this book was written.
So You Want to Be President? is an informational book about America's Presidents. In a humorous way that children would love, the book gives the pros and cons of being a President. It also gives little known facts about past Presidents. For example, there were six Presidents whose names were James. Eight Presidents were born in log cabins. The Presidents were all different. Some were nice, some were mean. There were good Presidents and bad Presidents. Some had pets, played music, and danced. In order to be a good President, one must be honest and want to serve America. The story ends by saying that anyone can be President if they have the right heart.
This book would be great as part of a Social Studies lesson on the Presidents. It gives a lot of unknown facts about the Presidents. Many, I admit, I did not know. The book is really funny. I believe the students would enjoy reading this. I would read the story aloud to the students. Afterwards, I would ask each student to share with the class one thing that they learned about the Presidents when they read this book. I would also discuss the underlying theme of the book with the students. I believe it would be beneficial to leave this book on display somewhere in my classroom so the students can use it as a reference. It has a list of every President up to Bill Clinton that includes the date they lived, where they were from, and what they were known for during their Presidency. Of course, I would let the students know that there have been two other Presidents since this book was written.
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