Martin Van Buren: Our Eighth President (Presidents of the U.S.A. (Child's World))
Grade 4-6-Presidential biography becomes more accessible with these  appealing volumes. An uncluttered layout, large-type font, and  high-quality illustrations invite children to delve into each  page. Oil portraits and photographs capture each man's likeness  at various stages of his life, while period paintings, posters,  maps, and political cartoons provide the social and political  backdrop of the United States as he knew it. The authors discuss  the people and events that shaped each individual before and  during his presidency, and they establish his impact on the  office as well as on the nation. Frequent sidebars of  "Interesting Facts" are just as engaging and informative as the  main text. All three books contain a page of presidential facts  and a chronological listing of all of our nation's leaders with  thumbnail portraits, birthplace, term of office, life span,  party affiliation, and First Lady. These are worthy alternatives  to titles in the "United States Presidents" series  (ABDO/Checkerboard), which are notable for their basic texts but  are narrower in scope.William McLoughlin, Brookside School,  Worthington, OHCopyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.