First Children: Growing Up in the White House

by Katherine Leiner

An insider's look at how the children of seventeen first families dealt with the ups and down of being raised amid the unique environs of the White House, in an informative study complemented by... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 068813341X
• ISBN13: 9780688133412
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Tambourine Books
• Length: 157 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.7" x 11.2"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

A beautiful and informative book for all ages.

This book is full of little-known facts about children who lived in the White House. There is a biography on each child, starting with George Washington's adopted grandchild and ending with Chelsea Clinton. It is a large book lavishly illustrated with photographs and color woodcut-style illustrations. It is intended for older children, say 12-15 or so, but most adults will learn a thing or two here, and it is suitable to read aloud to younger children. Through glimpses into the lives of the White House children, the reader learns about history from the 1700s to the present. The biographies are not sugar coated - some contain quite real and sad information, such as about Lincoln's sons who died, or the yellow fever epidemic. The reader learns that even "White House children" are not without their troubles.