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For Presidents’ Day, here are seven books from our award-winning For Kids series to introduce budding historians  to the lives and times of our past commanders in chief, as well as their famous home, and (coming in July) our capital city.

Abraham Lincoln for Kids by Janis Herbert

2008 National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) Honors Award winner

“This original, informative, and entertaining book . . . should be required reading for every young person seeking a vivid introduction to Lincoln’s life.”  —Harold Holzer, cochairman, U.S. Lincoln Bicentennial Commission

[Get it now, $17]

Franklin Delano Roosevelt for Kids by Richard Panchyk

“Brings President Roosevelt’s spirit to life.”  —Curriculum Review

[Get it now, $15]

George Washington for Kids by Brandon Marie Miller

‘The father of our country comes alive in a fascinating book.”  —Books for Young Minds

[Get it now, $17]

Theodore Roosevelt for Kids by Kerrie Logan Hollihan

“Bully! Colonel Roosevelt rides again in this smart and accurate retelling of our twenty-sixth president’s storied career. And the young reader doesn’t get away with passivity. [The book] gives them assignments worthy of a Scout.”  —Douglas Brinkley, professor of history at Rice University and author, The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America

[Get it now, $17]

Thomas Jefferson for Kids by Brandon Marie Miller

“Miller’s book is a good choice for those looking for an honest appraisal of the man.” —School Library Journal

[Get it now, $17]

The White House for Kids by Katherine L. House

A 2015 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People

“A great resource. . . . [An] in-depth and engaging introduction to our nation’s most famous home.” —School Library Journal

[Get it now, $17]

And coming this July, Washington, DC, History for Kids by Richard Panchyk will offer kids a history of the president’s hometown.