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First mothers  Cover Image Book Book

First mothers / written by Beverly Gherman ; illustrated by Julie Downing.

Gherman, Beverly. (Author). Downing, Julie. (Illustrator).

Summary:

Interesting facts about the lives of the mothers of 44 of the presidents of the United States.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780547223018 :
  • ISBN: 0547223013 :
  • Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
  • Publisher: Boston, MA : Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Illustrations were done in watercolor and colored pwncil."--T.p. verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliography.
Formatted Contents Note:
The first first mother : Mary Ball Washington -- The determined mother : Susanna Boylston Adams -- The busy mother : Jane Randolph Jefferson -- The affectionate mother : Eleanor Rose Conway Madison -- The unknown mother : Elizabeth Jones Monroe -- The modern mother : Abigail Smith Adams -- The brave mother : Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson -- The working mother : Maria Van Buren -- The beautiful mother : Elizabeth Bassett Harrison -- The dreamer mother : Mary Armistead Tyler -- The religious mother : Jane Knox Polk -- The pioneer mother : Sarah Dabney Taylor -- The struggling mother : Phoebe Millard Fillmore -- The flamboyant mother : Anna Kendrick Pierce -- The poetic mother : Elizabeth Speer Buchanan -- The strong mother : Nancy Hanks Lincoln -- The stepmother : Sarah Bush Johnston Lincoln -- The resourceful mother : Mary McDonough Johnson -- The quiet mother : Hannah Simpson Grant -- The protective mother : Sophia Birchard Hayes -- The industrious mother : Elizabeth Ballou Garfield -- The writer mother : Malvina Stone Arthur -- The sacrificing mother : Ann Neal Cleveland -- The cautious mother : Elizabth Irwin Harrison -- The practical mother : Nancy Allison McKinley -- The southern mother : Martha Bulloch Roosevelt -- The stylish mother : Louisa Torrey Taft -- The adoring mother : Jesse Woodrow Wilson -- The midwife mother : Phoebe Dickerson Harding -- The invalid mother : Victoria Moor Coolidge -- The idealistic mother : Hulda Minthorn Hoover -- The bossy mother : Sara Delano Roosevelt -- The lively mother : Martha Young Truman -- The pacifist mother : Ida Stover Eisenhower -- The savvy mother : Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy -- The striving mother : Rebekah Baines Johnson -- The baking mother : Hannah Milhouse Nixon -- The optimistic mother : Dorothy Gardner Ford -- The independent mother : Lillian Gordy Carter -- The dramatic mother : Nelle Clyde Reagan -- The competive mother : Dorothy Walker Bush -- The confident mother : Virginia Clinton Kelley -- The outspoken mother : Barbara Pierce Bush -- The adventurous mother : Stanley Ann Dunham.
Subject: Mothers of presidents > United States > Biography.
Presidents > United States > Biography.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Covington Branch J 973.0992 Gher (Text) 33126021153220 JNonfiction Available -

  • School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2012 October

    Gr 2–4—Warren Harding's mother, Phoebe Dickinson Harding, eloped at the age of 20. Abigail Adams, a first mother and a First Lady, never had any formal schooling. Lillian Gordy Carter joined the Peace Corps when she was 68 years old, after her husband had passed away. These tidbits and many more fill the pages of this book. Brief entries highlight interesting, unique details about all 44 of the first mothers, and one stepmother. The items vary in length, with more recent first mothers generally having more in-depth coverage, and each woman is given a descriptive designation based on available information, e.g., "the devoted mother," "the flamboyant mother," etc. All include fun illustrations of the mom-of-note and short statistics such as birth and death dates, as well as the birth date of the future president. Young readers will enjoy perusing this engaging and utterly browsable collection of quick facts about these little-known, but very important women. Pair and share this with Kathryn Davis's Wackiest White House Pets (Scholastic, 2004) and/or Kathleen Krull's Lives of the Presidents (Houghton Harcourt, 2011) to pique interest in this year's presidential election.—Jody Kopple, Shady Hill School, Cambridge, MA

    [Page 114]. (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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