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If the Walls Could Talk: Family Life at the White House Hardcover - 2004
by Jane O'Connor; Gary Hovland (Illustrator)
Told by the walls of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, the funny, true, and all-too-human stories of some of the presidents and their families who have lived in the White House over the past two centuries are related. Full color.
Summary
In case you've ever wondered, the walls at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue have eyes and ears -- and, what's more, they don't miss a thing. Now, listen up because the walls have a thing or two to tell you!
During President John Tyler's presidency, the White House was such a mess that it was called the "Public Shabby House."
President William Howard Taft was so large that he had to have a jumbo-size bathtub installed -- one big enough for four people.
President Andrew Jackson's "open door" policy at the White House resulted in 20,000 people showing up for his inauguration party. (The new president escaped to the quiet of a nearby hotel!)
President Abraham Lincoln didn't mind at all that his younger sons, Tad and Willie, kept pet goats in their White House bedrooms.
Children all across the country sent in their own money to build an indoor swimming pool for wheelchair-bound President Franklin D. Roosevelt so that he could exercise.
President Harry S. Truman knew it was time to renovate the White House after a leg on his daughter's piano broke right through the floor.
Hear these funny, surprising stories and more about the most famous home in America and the extraordinary families who have lived in it.
During President John Tyler's presidency, the White House was such a mess that it was called the "Public Shabby House."
President William Howard Taft was so large that he had to have a jumbo-size bathtub installed -- one big enough for four people.
President Andrew Jackson's "open door" policy at the White House resulted in 20,000 people showing up for his inauguration party. (The new president escaped to the quiet of a nearby hotel!)
President Abraham Lincoln didn't mind at all that his younger sons, Tad and Willie, kept pet goats in their White House bedrooms.
Children all across the country sent in their own money to build an indoor swimming pool for wheelchair-bound President Franklin D. Roosevelt so that he could exercise.
President Harry S. Truman knew it was time to renovate the White House after a leg on his daughter's piano broke right through the floor.
Hear these funny, surprising stories and more about the most famous home in America and the extraordinary families who have lived in it.
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- Title If the Walls Could Talk: Family Life at the White House
- Author Jane O'Connor; Gary Hovland (Illustrator)
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition; F
- Pages 48
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, U.S.A.
- Date 2004-09-01
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated
- ISBN 9780689868634 / 0689868634
- Weight 1.15 lbs (0.52 kg)
- Dimensions 10.2 x 10.3 x 0.4 in (25.91 x 26.16 x 1.02 cm)
- Ages 06 to 09 years
- Grade levels 1 - 4
- Reading level 830
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Themes
- Topical: Family
- Library of Congress subjects Presidents - United States, Presidents - United States - History
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004004832
- Dewey Decimal Code 973.099
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Citations
- Booklist, 08/01/2004, Page 1939
- Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2005, Page 173
- Kirkus Review - Children, 08/01/2004, Page 747
- New York Times, 10/17/2004, Page 20
- Publishers Weekly, 09/13/2004, Page 78
- School Library Journal, 09/01/2004, Page 191
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