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"From historian-in-residence at the Presidential Pet Museum, Andrew Hager, comes a fond, fascinating, and often surprising look at the dogs who were the best friends of the presidents, featuring unforgettable photographs. Organized by historical eras, All-American dogs will take readers through the captivating history of the White House's four-legged friends, the impact they had on their owner-in-chiefs, and, ultimately, American history"--
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Remember Socks? Who didn't love Barney? We'll sure miss Bo. Who will the next Presidential Pet be? Did you know that John Quincy Adams kept an alligator in the bathtub, while Thomas Jefferson's pride and joy was his pair of bear cubs? Andrew Jackson had a potty-mouthed parrot, and Martin Van Buren got into a fight with Congress over his two baby tigers. Find out all about the weird, wacky, little, big, scary, strange animals that have lived in...
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2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
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"Champ and Major's dad, Joe Biden, just got a really important job: He's going to be the new president of the United States! Champ is excited to go back to the White House--he got to visit it when his dad was the vice president, before the family adopted Major, and he knows about all the important work that happens there. Major is going to be one of the first rescue dogs to live in the White House, and Champ can't wait to show his little brother around....
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[2022]
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This book has it all: Bright and colorful images, historical photographs, and lots of sweet information about presidents and their unusual pets. Readers will love seeing every pet owner, from Thomas Jefferson to Herbert Hoover. Complete with a picture glossary. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
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Many of our presidents have had extraordinary pets including an alligator, tiger cubs, elephants, bald eagles, a hippo, a bear, a zebra, and a coyote. This easy reader, with photos and illustrations, will have stories about many of these animals including the Obama's dog.
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[2022]
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"This book has it all: Bright and colorful images, historical photographs, and lots of sweet information about presidents and their pet cats. Readers will love seeing every pet owner, from Martin Van Buren to the Clintons. Complete with a picture glossary. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Junior is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO."--Amazon.com.
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[2022]
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"This book has it all: Bright and colorful images, historical photographs, and lots of sweet information about presidents and their pet horses. Readers will love seeing every pet owner, from George Washington to the Kennedys. Complete with a picture glossary. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Junior is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO."--Amazon.com.
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[2022]
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"This book has it all: Bright and colorful images, historical photographs, and lots of sweet information about presidents and their pet dogs. Readers will love seeing every pet owner, from Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Obamas. Complete with a picture glossary. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Junior is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO."--Amazon.com.
11) Fala
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Dog diaries volume 8
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 3
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As President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's nearly constant companion, Fala the Scottish terrier was in the unique position to witness the workings of the U.S. presidency. And now for the first time, the sassy Scottie shares his story with readers--from his idyllic puppyhood spent chasing squirrels through his adulthood spent chasing dignitaries around the world with FDR!
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[2022]
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This book has it all: Bright and colorful images, historical photographs, and lots of sweet information about presidents and their pet farm animals. Readers will love seeing every pet owner, from Lincoln to the Coolidges. Complete with a picture glossary. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Dog diaries volume 13
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
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A stray dog's moving tale about life with Abraham Lincoln, our sixteenth American president and a true animal lover!
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[2022]
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"This book has it all: Bright and colorful images, historical photographs, and lots of sweet information about presidents and their pet birds. Readers will love seeing every pet owner, from the Madisons to Teddy Roosevelt. Complete with a picture glossary. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Junior is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO."--Amazon.com.
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c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 2
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When you're the president's pet, who walks you, empties your litter box or scrapes off your perch? Readers who hunger for information about the nonhumans who've lived at the White House over the years won't learn the answer to those questions, but they will discover that all our chief executives but one, from Washington to Obama, have owned a variety of pets--and, in some cases, been owned by them. In addition to the familiar dogs, cats and birds,...
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Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
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Once upon a time, a man named Barack Obama ran for president of the United States. On the night of his victory, he made a very important announcement...his daughters would get a puppy! Meanwhile, on a farm in Texas, a lively and smart puppy needed a new home.