2024 the best presidents review

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An inspiring and informative book for kids about the past and future of America's presidents.

Who will be the NEXT president? Could it be you? When George Washington became the first president of the United States, there were nine future presidents already alive in America, doing things like practicing law or studying medicine.

When JFK became the thirty-fifth president, there were 10 future presidents already alive in America, doing things like hosting TV shows and learning the saxophone.

And right now—today!—there are at least 10 future presidents alive in America. They could be playing basketball, like Barack Obama, or helping in the garden, like Dwight D. Eisenhower. They could be solving math problems or reading books. They could be making art—or already making change.

• A breezy, kid-friendly survey of American history and American presidents
• Great for teachers, librarians, and other educators
• Kate Messner's nonfiction picture books have been lauded by critics and received a variety of awards.

For young readers and students who loved The New Big Book of Presidents, Lincoln and Kennedy: A Pair to Compare, and Kid Presidents: True Tales of Childhood from America's Presidents.

A helpful addition to curriculums of 5th- to 8th-grade students studying U.S. History and civics and the federal government.

• For readers ages 8–12
• U.S. history for kids
• Students, librarians, teachers
• 5th–8th-grade kids

From award-winning author Kate Messner and New York Times bestselling artist Adam Rex comes a timely and compelling compendium about the U.S. presidents—before they were presidents.

Kate Messner is an award-winning author whose many books for kids have been selected as Best Books by the New York Times, Junior Library Guild, IndieBound, and Bank Street College of Education. She lives on Lake Champlain with her family.

Adam Rex is the author and illustrator of many beloved picture books and novels, including Nothing Rhymes with Orange and the New York Times bestseller Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich. He has worked with the likes of Jon Scieszka, Mac Barnett, Jeff Kinney, and Neil Gaiman. He lives in Tucson, Arizona.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chronicle Books; Illustrated edition (March 24, 2020)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 48 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1452174881
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1452174884
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 8 - 12 years
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 1080L
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 3 - 7
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.25 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.05 x 0.55 x 12.5 inches
Reviewer: Heidi Schulz
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Unlike many of the “reviewers” here, I have actually read the book.
Review: I am disgusted by the number of reviews from people who have clearly not read the book. I’ve added a photo of young Donald Trump on page 33, so you can clearly see he was not left out.This book is about the exciting idea that when a president takes office, future presidents are already alive and on a path that will eventually lead them to the White House.For example, when Washington was inaugurated, nine future presidents were living. The author gives a little detail about what they were doing at the time.President Trump is included on the spread with Clinton, Obama, and George W. Bush. The pages before include Johnson, Nixon, Carter, Ford, Reagan, and George H. W. Bush and talk about what each was doing in 1961, when Kennedy took office.There are two spreads showing the presidential museum, and they function as a sort of return to modern times so the narrator can give additional information. There are only a handful of museum portraits, not all 45. And, as has been mentioned, the one that seems to have so many people upset is about presidential firsts: the first Catholic president, the first Black president, and the first woman nominated by a major party. Like it or not, that is presidential history. No one is saying H. Clinton was elected. The text is clear on that. And 45 is not pictured because he wasn’t a first. I suppose he could have been the first reality tv star, but really, if you can’t see the difference, it’s because you don’t want to.This is a wonderful, inspiring book, full of true history and the exciting idea that future presidents are already living—maybe even the very child reading the book. I would recommend it for any home or school library.

Reviewer: LilkapTX
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Who will be Next? Will it be You?
Review: This book takes a different approach to presidential history by focusing on what people's lives were like BEFORE becoming president. This shows the variety of people who have filled the position, and toward the end, three people who broke the mold (or attempted to) are briefly highlighted: Kennedy, the first Catholic President, Obama, the first African-American President, and Hillary Clinton, the first female presidential candidate nominated by a major party. These three people are pictured on a spread, with Hillary on a separate wall. That scene is never identified as a "Hall of Presidents." The accompanying text explains the pictures, including a question - And where is the next president now? There is a blank space with a number 46 beside it. As of the printing of this book, we don't know if there will be a 46th president in 2021. If Trump is re-elected, he stays #45. Obviously JFK and Obama aren't in chronological order. Only looking at the illustration without reading the text on the page has led to some erroneous conclusions.The book is organized into time frames or eras: 1789, 1891, 1897, 1961. These sections stop at 1961 because (to date) we have had no president that wasn't living in 1961 or before. Trump is listed in this section. Again, the emphasis is on the presidents' lives before they were presidents. There are a few snapshots of past presidents including Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, and Andrew Jackson.Toward the end of the book, the author states that probably at least 10 of our future presidents are alive today. They may already be working in government, or they may still be kids. Since the entire book has been about who presidents were before becoming presidents, readers can wonder who will be next some day. Could it be them? Children dreaming of becoming president of the United States is not a new idea, and this book keeps that dream alive in the minds of young readers.

Reviewer: Reading is my hobby
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great gift book for your future president
Review: The Next President: The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of America’s Presidents, written by Kate Messner and illustrated by Adam Rex, is a truly original way of looking at our nation’s presidents. The author showcases each president, from George Washington in 1789 (page 8) through Donald Trump in 1961 (page 33). But the fun part is that she shows what the future presidents, for that particular year, were up to. In 1961, for instance, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump were all kids. Clinton’s shown playing the saxophone, Bush is a cheerleader (!), Obama’s a newborn baby, and Trump is at military school holding a model airplane. What children will take away from the book, besides fun historical facts, is that possibly up to 10 future presidents are already alive and that they are “listening, learning, and getting ready to lead.”This is a positive message for divisive times. Any kid reading it can imagine growing up to become president. I vote that The Next President makes a great gift book for this election year and beyond.

Reviewer: Bearmommy
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A non-partisan review
Review: The overall ratings for this book are skewed because 1) Trump supporters are upset that while he is mentioned as #45, there is no photo of him 2) there is a photo of Hilary and people are yelling "revisionist". In regards to the first upset, there also aren't photos/drawings of George H. W. Bush, Grover Cleveland, Chester A.Arthur, or Zachary Taylor, but no one is mad about that? As for the picture of Hilary, the book mentions how she was the first woman nominated for president by a major political party and even though she lost, more than 100 women were elected to congress in the next mid-term election (the largest number ever). Hilary's campaign had a huge impact on politics.Also, there is no #LBGTQ agenda in this book (another reviewer was ranting about that)This is book that high-lights the presidents and talks about who the future presidents might be. I enjoyed it and will be sharing it with my 6th grade students next week.I did give the book 4 stars because they mention Teddy Roosevelt’s ranch as being located in South Dakota; it’s in North Dakota.