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Google Art Contest

The Doodle 4 Google competition is now open to all K-12 students in U.S. schools (including home schoolers). Parents, teachers, or after school programs may submit doodles on behalf of their child or student as long as they are accompanied by a completed and signed entry form. Completed entry forms must be received by March 23rd.

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Presidential Reading

Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek

Call Number: JPB HOPKINSON,D

In Knob Creek, Kentucky, in 1816, seven-year-old Abe Lincoln falls into a creek and is rescued by his best friend, Austin Gollaher.

George Washington's Spy

Call Number: J WOODRUFF,E

Ten-year-old Matt and six other children travel to 1776 Boston, living out American history as they meet Benjamin Franklin, learn about colonial medicine, and become part of a rebel spy ring.

If I Ran For President

Call Number: J324.70973 STIER

Discusses the presidential election process.

Lives of the Presidents

Call Number: J973.099 KRULL

Presents the lives of the presidents, focusing on their roles as parents, husbands, pet owners, and neighbors, while also including humorous anecdotes about hairstyles, attitudes, diets, fears, and sleep patterns.

Looking At Lincoln

Who was Abraham Lincoln? A little girl wants to know the answer to this simple question. But she wants to know about the things that very few people know. She learns that he had a dog named Fido, loved to eat apples and his wife's vanilla cake, and kept notes in his big hat.

Madame President

Call Number: JPB SMITH,L

A little girl imagines what her day would be like if she were President of the United States.

Many Faces of George Washington

Call Number: JB WASHINGTON,G

Veteran children's author McClafferty takes a look at the life of George Washington by chronicling the fascinating process of creating life-sized statues of Washington using the latest modeling techniques.

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