What is the President's Job? (DK Readers Level 2 Series)

by Allison Singer, DK

Overview

Find out what the president does as you learn about the executive branch of government and see what a day in the life of the commander in chief is really like.

This leveled DK Reader will build reading skills while teaching exciting political vocabulary and showing how the leader of the United States helps decide the country's laws, what traditions the president takes part in, and how the POTUS meets with other countries to make sure there is peace and goodwill.

Travel to Washington, DC, and take a sneak peek inside the Oval Office to see what it takes to be president in What is the President's Job?

Perfect for 5–7 year olds beginning to read fluently with support, Level 2 titles contain carefully selected photographic images to complement the text, providing strong visual clues to build vocabulary and confidence. Additional information spreads are full of extra fun facts, developing the topics through a range of nonfiction presentation styles such as diagrams and activities.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781465457486
Publisher:	DK
Publication date:	01/03/2017
Series:	DK Readers Level 2
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 8.70(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	NC700L (what's this?)
Age Range:	5 - 7 Years

About the Author

Allison Singer is a children's book author originally from Hillsborough, New Jersey. She currently lives in Brooklyn, New York, and works as an editor at a publishing company in Manhattan.

Editorial Reviews

"A starter volume for newly independent readers... Singer presents both the basic responsibilities—meeting foreign leaders, working with Congress to pass laws, being in charge of the armed forces that "keep Americans safe"—and steady rounds of public appearances and speeches. She also lays out presidential qualifications...,explains how election campaigns and voting work, and offers quick tours of Washington, D.C., and the White House." –Kirkus

From the Publisher

2016-12-06
A starter volume for newly independent readers curious about what presidents of the U.S. are supposed to do. Singer presents both the basic responsibilities—meeting foreign leaders, working with Congress to pass laws, being in charge of the armed forces that "keep Americans safe"—and steady rounds of public appearances and speeches. She also lays out presidential qualifications (the Constitutional sort, anyway: "You must be at least 35 years old. No kids allowed!"), explains how election campaigns and voting work, and offers quick tours of Washington, D.C., and the White House. Ronald Reagan, John F. Kennedy, and a few other presidents from the distant past make cameos, but most of the big, bright photos feature Barack Obama and his immediate predecessors. A quiz and an invitation to presidential wannabes to answer the question "What would you do for the country?" close this presidential primer. A sunny opener for more-nuanced overviews like Judith St. George and David Small's classic So You Want to Be President (2000) or the newest edition of Eyewitness: Presidents (2017). (index, reading guide for parents) (Informational early reader. 6-8)

Kirkus Reviews