Did President Grant Really Get a Ticket for Speeding in a Horse-Drawn Carriage?
And Other Questions about U.S. Presidents
From the Series Is That a Fact?
George Washington chopped down his father’s cherry tree.
Millard Fillmore installed the first bathtub in the White House.
Harry Truman was the first president to “pardon” a Thanksgiving Day turkey.
You may have heard these common beliefs before. But are they really true? Can they be proven through research? Let’s investigate seventeen statements about U.S. presidents and find out which ones are right, which ones are wrong, and which ones stump even the experts! Find out whether William Henry Harrison really talked himself to death. Discover whether Calvin Coolidge kept a pet raccoon in the White House. See if you can tell the difference between fact and fiction with Is That a Fact?
| Format | Your Price | Add |
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978-0-7613-7217-2
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$29.99 |
| Interest Level | Grade 4 - Grade 6 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 4 |
| Genre | Social Studies |
| Copyright | 2011 |
| Publisher | Lerner Publishing Group |
| Imprint | Lerner Publications ™ |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 40 |
| Publication Date | 2011-01-01 |
| Reading Counts! Level | 3.5 |
| Text Type | Informational/Explanatory |
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| BISACS | JNF025170 |
| Dewey | 973.09'9 |
| Graphics | Full-color illustrations |
| Dimensions | 7 x 10 |
| Lexile | 740 |
| Guided Reading Level | U |
| ATOS Reading Level | 4.9 |
| Accelerated Reader® Quiz | 142467 |
| Accelerated Reader® Points | 1.0 |
| Features | Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Index, Sidebars, Table of contents, and Teaching Guides |
Author: Sandy Donovan
Sandy Donovan has written many nonfiction books for young readers.
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Is That a Fact?
There is life on other planets. People have tiny insects living in their eyelashes. You may have heard these common sayings before. But are they really true? Can they be proven through research? The Is That a Fact? series investigates and finds out which statements are true, which ones… View available downloads →