
President Adams' Alligator
and Other White House Pets
Regnery Publishing Inc
Published on 21. February 2013
Book
Hardback
40 pages
978-1-62157-035-6 (ISBN)
Description
Did you know President John Quincy Adams had a pet alligator? He kept it in a bathtub in the East Room of the White House. But President Adams wasn't the only commander-in-chief with an unusual pet. Along with a menagerie of dogs, cats, horses and birds, presidents and their families also had pet snakes, raccoons, bears, cows, mice, and more. Meet Thomas Jefferson's mockingbird, Dick, who ate from the president's mouth; Warren Harding's dog, Laddie Boy, who was served a birthday cake made of dog biscuits; and Teddy Roosevelt's pony, Algonquin, who rode up the White House elevator. President Adams' Alligator teaches children about the presidency through pets of the presidents, from George Washington to Barack Obama.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Washington DC
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Kindergarten to Fifth Grade, Interest Age: From 6 to 10 years
Product notice
Picture book
Dimensions
Height: 282 mm
Width: 218 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
408 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-62157-035-6 (9781621570356)
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