Woodrow for President: A Tail of Voting, Campaigns, and Elections - Hardcover

Peter W. Barnes

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1893622010 ISBN 13: 9781893622012

Publisher: VSP Books, 1999

Synopsis

Woodrow For President tells the story of how Woodrow G. Washingtail, the star of Woodrow, the White House Mouse (VSP Books, 1996), got to the White House. The book explains the electoral process to children in fun, rhyming verse, from Woodrow's humble beginnings as a child in Moussouri and his first election to public office, to his inauguration as president of the United Mice of America!

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From the Inside Flap

Woodrow for President: A Tail of Voting, Campaigns, and Elections

Woodrow G. Washingtail was the governor of Moussouri. Now he is running for president of the United Mice of America! After working hard in school (and registering to vote at age 18!), Woodrow began his life of public service. He started as a volunteer in his community, then ran for town council, then mayor and then statewide office. Now he is in the race of his career, as he campaigns, debates, makes speeches, and meets the voters. Will he win the primaries? Will he win on Election Day? Will he become the nation’s Big Cheese”? Cast your vote for Woodrow for President and find out!
|What Important American Citizens Are Saying About Woodrow for President: A Tail of Voting, Campaigns, and Elections
Woodrow’s warmth and charm will delight children, parents, and teachers as they follow his path to the presidency. This is a remarkable book that is bursting with educational content while capturing the interest and imagination of children. Woodrow for President is a treasure for every elementary classroom.”
Michael J. Berson, Ph.D., Social Science Education, University of South Florida
Woodrow for President is TAIL-rrific! Sherryl gives it 5 stars *****!”
Sherryl Grant, Elementary School Student, Washington, DC
The vote is in Woodrow for President is a real winner!”
Maureen Ingram, Elementary School Teacher, Brooklyn, NY
As a concerned parent, I am constantly searching for books that not only interest and entertain my children, but also educate them. Woodrow for President is a superbly written, beautifully illustrated book that leads children through the political process in a graceful way...Bravo!”
Denise Fitzgerald, Parent/volunteer, Inverness, IL
Woodrow for President takes the complicated election process and distills it into an easy-to-understand children’s rhyme, whimsically illustrated. The verse and the wordplay will even tweak grownups. A great book!”
Sheila Wartel, Southern Connecticut Library Council, Hamden, CT

From the Back Cover

What Important American Citizens Are Saying About Woodrow for President: A Tail of Voting, Campaigns, and Elections
?Woodrow’s warmth and charm will delight children, parents, and teachers as they follow his path to the presidency. This is a remarkable book that is bursting with educational content while capturing the interest and imagination of children. Woodrow for President is a treasure for every elementary classroom.”
?Michael J. Berson, Ph.D., Social Science Education, University of South Florida
?Woodrow for President is TAIL-rrific! Sherryl gives it 5 stars *****!”
?Sherryl Grant, Elementary School Student, Washington, DC
?The vote is in?Woodrow for President is a real winner!”
?Maureen Ingram, Elementary School Teacher, Brooklyn, NY
?As a concerned parent, I am constantly searching for books that not only interest and entertain my children, but also educate them. Woodrow for President is a superbly written, beautifully illustrated book that leads children through the political process in a graceful way...Bravo!”
?Denise Fitzgerald, Parent/volunteer, Inverness, IL
?Woodrow for President takes the complicated election process and distills it into an easy-to-understand children’s rhyme, whimsically illustrated. The verse and the wordplay will even tweak grownups. A great book!”
?Sheila Wartel, Southern Connecticut Library Council, Hamden, CT

About this edition

• Publisher: VSP Books
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1893622010
• ISBN 13: 9781893622012
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Cheryl Shaw Barnes