When Duck gets tired of working for Farmer Brown, his political ambition eventually leads to his being elected President

Discusses the power and duties of the President of the United States, facts about each of the 43 presidents from George Washington through George W. Bush, and events during their years of service

The Scholastic Encyclopedia of the Presidents and Their Times documents the tenure of each of the American presidents. It also includes information about the headlines, people, and fads that were defining America during each presidency. It is an easy-to-use resource that reflects events through the election of the next president in the 2004 election. Each profile includes a fact box that lists the president's birthday, birthplace, vice president,...

Amelia Bedelia misunderstands what her employer wants her to do, and ends up campaigning for the office of mayor.

A basic guide to voting and the election process in the United States

Shares information about each of the forty-five presidents of the United States, from George Washington's role in the American Revolution to Barack Obama's comic book collection.

A biography examining both the private and public life of the struggling Austrian artist who rose from obscurity to power as the head of the Nazi Party and, eventually, the German nation

In 1949, thirteen-year-old Francine goes to Catholic school in Los Angeles where she becomes best friends with a girl who questions authority and is frequently punished by the nuns, causing Francine to question her own values

A biography of the sixteenth president which focuses on the issue of slavery and the importance it had throughout Lincoln's life from his early days as a lawyer through his presidency

The tale of a simple act of faith between two young people--one Israeli, one Palestinian--that symbolizes the hope for peace in the Middle East. In 1967, not long after the Six-Day War, three young Arab men ventured into Israel, on a pilgrimage to see their childhood homes; their families had been driven out nearly twenty years earlier. Two were turned away, but the third was met at the door by a young woman who invited them in. This act, in the face...