Provensen's illustrations chronicle major American historical events and present information of interest to children and other readers about each President from Washington to Bush.
Some presidents get two pages, some a page, and some less.
After the teacher introduces the book to children by showing the first page or two, children might be asked to indicate which presidents they think might have two pages, and which might only receive a page. Their guesses will be confirmed or refuted as they examine the book. Children surely will not guess that James K. Polk will have two pages devoted to his presidency. The teacher then may ask the children why they think Polk got two pages. Through questions such as these children can get a better understanding of how their books are created by authors and illustrators.