The Look-It-up Book of Presidents (Look-It-Up Books) - Softcover

Blassingame, Wyatt

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0679803580 ISBN 13: 9780679803584

Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers, 1990

Synopsis

Entertaining, up-to-the minute, and easy-to-use, The Look-It-Up Book of Presidents features a short, lively biography of every president from George Washington through the winner of the 2012 presidential election, plus a chapter on Election 2000—the "year of the chad." It includes concise descriptions of the major events, issues, and achievements of each administration, and is fully illustrated in black and white with engravings, cartoons, and photographs.  In-print and updated after every presidential election since 1968, it's an easy-to-use, affordable alternative to hardcover home reference books like National Geographic's Our Country's Presidents at $24.95. An invaluable resource that the whole family will turn to again and again, The Look-It-Up Book of Presidents is American history in a nutshell.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Entertaining and easy to use, The Look-It-Up Book of Presidents features a biography of every president from George Washington through the winner of the 2004 presidential election. It provides descriptions of the major events, issues, and achievements of each administration and is illustrated with exciting engravings, cartoons, and photographs.
“Throughout more than 15 years of revisions, this book, first published in 1968, has remained a reliable resource for reference and browsing, offering comprehensive, informative profiles of American presidents.”
—School Library Journal
Wyatt Blassingame was the author of more than 60 children’s books—mostly about American history and animals. He died in 1985. This new edition of The Look-It-Up Book of Presidents is being updated by S. A. Kramer, author of The Look-It-Up Book of First Ladies.

About the Author:

WYATT BLASSINGAME was the author of more than 600 stories and magazine articles, four adult novels, and more than 60 children's book—mostly about American history and animals. He died in 1985.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0679803580
• ISBN 13: 9780679803584
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192