Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out
Book Details
Author(s)N.C.B.L.A., Various
PublisherCandlewick
ISBN / ASIN0763646091
ISBN-139780763646097
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank1,403,431
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
Now in paperback! More than one hundred leading authors and illustrators donate their talents in a creative tour de force that is making history. (Ages 10 and up)
Conceived and co-created by the National Children’s Book and Literary
Alliance, this outstanding collection of essays, personal accounts, historical fiction, and poetry melds with an equally stunning array of original art to offer a look at America’s history through the prism of the White House. Starting with a 1792 call for designers and continuing through the present day, these highly engaging writings and illustrations, expressing varied viewpoints and interwoven with key historical events, are a vital resource for family and classroom sharing — and a stirring reminder that the story of the White House is the story of every American.
Back matter includes source notes, notes on contributor, and an index.
Conceived and co-created by the National Children’s Book and Literary
Alliance, this outstanding collection of essays, personal accounts, historical fiction, and poetry melds with an equally stunning array of original art to offer a look at America’s history through the prism of the White House. Starting with a 1792 call for designers and continuing through the present day, these highly engaging writings and illustrations, expressing varied viewpoints and interwoven with key historical events, are a vital resource for family and classroom sharing — and a stirring reminder that the story of the White House is the story of every American.
Back matter includes source notes, notes on contributor, and an index.
