"Where are the girls?" When Grace's teacher reveals that the United States has never had a female president, Grace decides to be the first. And she...
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May 10, 2011
Elizabeth S
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The book starts with the question, "Where are the girls?" In other words, why are there no girls as president in the history of the USA? When the other kid running for president turned out to be a white boy, I was worried that the book would end up being about voting for someone because he or she is the "right" race or gender. But race wasn't even mentioned.
What is mentioned are the electoral votes and how the electoral college works. Some of the kids vote base More...
What is mentioned are the electoral votes and how the electoral college works. Some of the kids vote base More...
Oct 01, 2009
(NS) Mary
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Grace For President by Kelly Dipucchio (Author), Leuyen Pham (Illustrator) Hyperion Book CH (February 26, 2008) Grades K-5
"'Where are the girls?' When Grace's teacher reveals that the United States has never had a female president, Grace decides to be the first. And she immediately starts off her political career as a candidate the school's mock election. But soon, she realizes that she has entered a tough race. Her popular opponent claims to be the "best man for the j More...
"'Where are the girls?' When Grace's teacher reveals that the United States has never had a female president, Grace decides to be the first. And she immediately starts off her political career as a candidate the school's mock election. But soon, she realizes that she has entered a tough race. Her popular opponent claims to be the "best man for the j More...
Jan 15, 2012
Jess
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Wait? What do mean there's never been a girl president? Yep, Grace is on it.
Entertaining for a story including electoral college details. Not boring, although there are a few pages where it's all about getting the facts across. Every tried explaining the electoral college to 2nd graders? Exactly.
This is definitely one that'll find more love from teachers. That said, Grace is likable and worthy of being class president, the story maintains tension, and the kids were quiet More...
Entertaining for a story including electoral college details. Not boring, although there are a few pages where it's all about getting the facts across. Every tried explaining the electoral college to 2nd graders? Exactly.
This is definitely one that'll find more love from teachers. That said, Grace is likable and worthy of being class president, the story maintains tension, and the kids were quiet More...
Oct 10, 2011
Kara
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"Where are the girls?"
When Grace's teacher reveals that the United States has never had a female president, Grace decides to be the first. And she immediately starts off her political career as a candidate the school's mock election. But soon, she realizes that she has entered a tough race. Her popular opponent claims to be the "best man for the job"—and seems to have captured all the male votes—while Grace concentrates on being the best person.
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When Grace's teacher reveals that the United States has never had a female president, Grace decides to be the first. And she immediately starts off her political career as a candidate the school's mock election. But soon, she realizes that she has entered a tough race. Her popular opponent claims to be the "best man for the job"—and seems to have captured all the male votes—while Grace concentrates on being the best person.
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Oct 05, 2010
Carrie (envinoveritas)
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Synopsis of book:
When Grace’s teacher shows the class pictures of all the past presidents, Grace asks “where are all the girls?” Disappointed that there has never been a female president, Grace decides to be the first. Inspired by her enthusiasm, Grace’s teacher is prompted to hold a mock election. The book gives a realistic and accessible understanding of how a campaign is run and what role electoral votes play in the process.
How I would use this in my classroom:
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When Grace’s teacher shows the class pictures of all the past presidents, Grace asks “where are all the girls?” Disappointed that there has never been a female president, Grace decides to be the first. Inspired by her enthusiasm, Grace’s teacher is prompted to hold a mock election. The book gives a realistic and accessible understanding of how a campaign is run and what role electoral votes play in the process.
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Jan 18, 2012
Cathy
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I thought this book was really good. I enjoyed reading it. It made me laugh. When Grace realized that there were no girl presidents she started campaigning. There was a little boy from another class that gave her some competition for the presidency spot. What a great book for young girls who may be having some self-esteem problems or even older girls who are struggling with their lifes direction. The book discusses the voting and democracy process. It showed that being the president is a v
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May 01, 2010
J-Lynn
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This book teaches students about the American election process from declaring your candidacy to debates and speeches to election day. It also is an excellent start at explaining the electoral college and its process to young children. But, at the heart of the story is the adorable Grace who is angered when she sees that all of the American Presidents have been men and decides to run for President of her Elementary school. Adorable. The author's note at the back explain the electoral college
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Jun 09, 2011
Jill
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This was a VERY lovely book about presidential elections and, more specifically, the electoral college.
The story starts when Grace's teacher shows her class a picture of all the presidents, and Grace is not a happy camper when she notices that they're all men! This less to a class presidential election where Grace is running against another boy, and their classmates each represent a state in the electoral college.
The book was very comprehensive. It discussed nominating a cand More...
The story starts when Grace's teacher shows her class a picture of all the presidents, and Grace is not a happy camper when she notices that they're all men! This less to a class presidential election where Grace is running against another boy, and their classmates each represent a state in the electoral college.
The book was very comprehensive. It discussed nominating a cand More...
Mar 05, 2010
Amanda
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The pictures in this book were very vivid in both color and distinction from one another.
The illustrator does a wonderful job in this children's book of using up the space on the page. In fact, the only time there really is a very noticeable use of negative space, is on one page when there clearly is a message of loneliness/isolation going on. Otherwise, from top to bottom the entire page was used. There also was no type of border around the page. The text was also arranged in a v More...
The illustrator does a wonderful job in this children's book of using up the space on the page. In fact, the only time there really is a very noticeable use of negative space, is on one page when there clearly is a message of loneliness/isolation going on. Otherwise, from top to bottom the entire page was used. There also was no type of border around the page. The text was also arranged in a v More...
Jan 26, 2012
Michele
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I've wavering back and forth on whether to give this book three or four stars. I liked it; I gave it three stars because it is primarily a "lesson book"--using a story to explain a lesson, which is just not my favorite kind of story. However, it does do its lesson better than any book on this subject--the electoral college--better than any children's book I can think of at the moment. It neatly explains why there is so much talk about certain states during a presidential election.
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Jan 27, 2011
Ana
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I absolutely loved LeUyen Pham's illustrations in this book... her unique attention to all the details... from the campaign posters to the photographs of Grace hard at work on her election promises. I was so appreciative that author Kelly DiPucchio tackled the subjects not only of the electoral college, but of women running for the Presidency in such an approachable manner, one easy for young readers to understand and hopefully relate to. But most of all, I wholeheartedly adored Grace for asking
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Dec 15, 2011
Mary
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This book is about Grace who was upset because there hasn't been any female presidents. She vows to become the first female president, so her teacher runs a debate in the classroom along with the other class of the same grade level. The book teaches about how many electoral votes are needed for a candidate to in the election. It also talks about how many electoral votes are from each state, which is why this is a great story and informational book for children to read. They learn something i
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Jul 22, 2011
This is a fun book about a girl who gets disgusted when she realizes that there has never been a woman president. She insists that she is someday going to be President. Her teacher decides to start with a school election and gets another class involved. Grace runs for President agains a boy from another class. She runs her campaign completely different than the boy, and wins a tight race. The book has great illustrations that are reminiscent of a presidential race. There are typical red, w
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Oct 26, 2010
Caroline
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This book is so fun and very useful for teaching about politics, particularly, the electoral college. It's interesting pictures and dialogue really get kids excited about the spirit of an election. This could even be turned into an actual class assignment where the students recreate the election that is described in the story or perhaps a writing assignment that allows them to think about what presidential traits that they have. It turns the complexity of the electoral college into a very simple
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Feb 14, 2010
Jackie
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Grace for President attempts to explain what the Electoral College is for and how it works when voting for the president of the United States. Grace Campbell is outraged when her teacher tells her that a woman has never been president of The United States. A fun, educational election is in progress at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School as nominees Grace Campbell and Thomas Cobb campaign, make speeches, and run for president.
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Apr 09, 2011
Laura
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Grace for President is a great book to share with older elementary school students when learning about the election process. This book follows a girl who wants to badly to run for school president. She and her classmates beat the odds by electing the first girl school president! This book would be great to introduce concepts such as the electoral college, democracy, etc. The content and vocabulary used in this story are apporpriate for children who are in the 3rd-5th grade. Such a great soc
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Oct 18, 2008
Jennifer
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Nov 12, 2011
Emily
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What a fabulous book about presidental races? I thought it was fantastic how the author decided to discuss the electoral votes that the U.S. uses. This is a hard topic for some adults to understand, but I think DiPucchio did a great job simplifying it so that readers are able to comprehend how our voting system works.
I would definitely read this during election time to get students interested in their countries government or even their local or school government.
I would definitely read this during election time to get students interested in their countries government or even their local or school government.
Sep 18, 2008
Ruhama
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When the class starts a unit on the American presidents, Grace wants to know "where are the girls?" This starts her thinking and she decides to be president, and this leads to an election at their elementary school. She begins to realize everything involved a lot of work, and DiPucchio creates some suspense as states report their votes for the two candidates in this race.
This is an excellent bit of informative fiction and sports a diverse cast of characters. Readers follow More...
This is an excellent bit of informative fiction and sports a diverse cast of characters. Readers follow More...
Sep 15, 2011
Ashley
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Grace for president is a very informational book to use with your students when talking about how the United States elects their presidents. The book could be used to talk about how the presidential candidates hold debates and try and win over the American people. It is also a great book to talk to your students about the electoral votes that each state recieves. This is a great book to use and has great ideas that you can pull directly from the book.
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Jun 01, 2011
Lauren
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This is a great book that breaks down many key terms about political elections and the electoral college. Grace and Thomas are both running in the school election for Presidency. All the students are given a state and the number of votes they will have. Both candidates makes speeches, signs, etc. for the election.
Great, entertaining way for students to learn about the electoral college and the process of voting and running for candidacy.
Great, entertaining way for students to learn about the electoral college and the process of voting and running for candidacy.
Apr 08, 2011
Raven
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Grace for President is very inspirational, especially for young children. I would use this book and host a mock class election after it was read. Also, it could be used as a basis of a writing activity for the students to write about what they want to be when they grow up and why, or if they were running for president, what they would do to persuade their voters. The illustrations are great and show lots of diverse cultures!
Mar 30, 2011
Misty
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This would be a great book for teaching about our government. More specifically, presidential elections. A young girl wants to be president of her school because she noticed there had never been a female president. The book goes through the process of becoming a president and explains electoral votes. The book ends with the girl winning while emphasizing equality and honesty. This book sends a great message!
Sep 01, 2011
Katie
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This book breaks down the definition of the electoral college enough for kids to understand. I think the idea the teach in this book had to put all of the states with the number of electoral votes each state had and made a game of it was simple and brilliant! If I was in a general education process and was discussing a presidential election, I would definitely read this book and do the same lesson.
Mar 28, 2011
This is very inspiring story that I would love to read to my students. Not only is it educational in that it explains to students how voting for our president works in the real world, we can talk about other issues such as the history of our country. We can talk about how women and African Americans did not always have the same rights as we do now and how we need to help those are oppressed today.
Sep 16, 2011
Jennesy
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I loved this book because it shows that girls are just as sufficiant as boys and it sparks interest in the girls in your classroom. If someone truely is good for the job then that person should rightfully hold that position. In this case, Grace just happened to be better at the job and that's why she got the last vote for President. I would use this during campaign time at the school.
Sep 04, 2011
Kevin
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Grace for President could be very useful in a classroom. It could teach students the importance of the government and the election process. It could show the importance of every indvidual in the government and show them their importance within a student counsel. I would encourage teachers to use this book to start students thinking about running for positions within their school.
Aug 03, 2011
Joella
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This is a good explanation of the electoral college; however, the story is a little predictable. I like what the story does, but I feel like there is a big "message" within the text. I don't like it when I get hit over the head with a message. But the whole explaining the electoral college and how the United States gets a president to little kids is totally worth a reading.
Apr 10, 2011
Ayana Mishelle
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Grace asked " Where are the girls ?This is a great book to expand on women's suffage .Grace decides to run for president and she is a girl ! This book will be a good safeway into comparing and contrasting the women's suffage movement to GRace running for president to Hilary Clinton running on the democratic ticket for President. I loved this book and highly reccomend it !!!
Mar 25, 2011
The writing in this book aims directly to inform students about the democratic process that we take part in as citizens of the United States of America. Grace and her story is intertwined with lessons about the electoral college, state representatives and much more. This is an AWESOME book to use throughout any unit dealing with elected officials.
