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February 26th 2007
by Hyperion
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Hardcover, 40 pages
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0786839198
(isbn13: 9780786839193)
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<DIV>"Where are the girls?"</DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>When Grace's teacher reveals that the United States has nev...more
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Read in October, 2008
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Read in August, 2008
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
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Read in December, 2008
Woo-hoo! Another great children's book with a black female protagonist...bringing the grand total to something like five. I think we have them all. Seriously though this is a great book, especially for little girls of all colors. In light of the recent election too, it seems particularly timely! Get it for your kids!
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Read in August, 2008
This was one of my favorite books during the election season. I loved giving this one,when it was on the shelf, Grace is so full of spunk and drive and I really hope there is a grace out there for me to vote for in the future. I enjoyed seeing how this book showed the electorial college in a kid friendly language.
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Read in January, 2008
Great book to help children understand the elections process...campaigning and the electoral college. Also good for helping girls envision there being a woman president someday. Great book to read to your classroom and to your own children.
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Read in November, 2008
"Mrs. Barrington rolled out a big poster with all the president's pictures on it. Grace Campbell could not believe her eyes. WHERE ARE ALL THE GIRLS?" (not to mention black folk)
Also illustrates the concept of electoral college.
Also illustrates the concept of electoral college.
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Read in July, 2008
Grace is looking at all of the presidents and wonders why there are no female presidents. After explained that there has never been a woman president, Grace decides to run for president of her grade. She then learns her opponent is Thomas, the most popular guy in school. Grace works very hard, making speeches and passing out pins, for votes. While Thomas, who thinks he is hot stuff, does nothing. The class learns about the electoral college and how elections work. After much hard work, Gra...more
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A fabulously inspiring book. Not only does it teach my daughters that anything is possible, it reminds me as well.
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Read in October, 2008
for my teacher friends :) - used this to kick off my election study...
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Read in May, 2009
Great book to teach children about the electoral college and how it works.
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Read in January, 2009
My nephew Javian loves this book. May he grow up to be a feminist.
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Great book to explain the voting process in the U.S. to children.
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Read in July, 2008
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I really like LeUyen Pham's illustrations in general, and this is also a very timely book! Grace's class learns about the presidents, but she is shocked to note "Where are the GIRLS?", spurring a school election in which Grace competes for votes against classmate Thomas Cobb, "The Best MAN for the Job." The multicultural cast of kids is adorable, and the lesson on the workings of the electoral college is much-needed (we could all use a simple breakdown of this process -- espe...more
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Read in October, 2008
I can't wait to read this one to the kids during election week! The story of a girl named Grace who is completely bewildered to discover there have never been any girl presidents and decides that she needs to run for president. It is a fun story with very lively illustrations. It gets big fat extra points for managing to explain the electoral process without being dry!
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Grace looks at a poster of all the U.S. presidents and realizes, "Hey! There are NO GIRLS!" So she decides to run for class president, against a very nice boy.
Cute illustrations, clear presentation, and humor make this a wonderful choice for teaching the concept of the Electoral College to kids. (Now maybe someone can explain it to me....)
Cute illustrations, clear presentation, and humor make this a wonderful choice for teaching the concept of the Electoral College to kids. (Now maybe someone can explain it to me....)
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This was a terrific book, though Matt wished the rival candidate to Grace hadn't been such a stereotype, which is a good point. I got a little sniffly at the end—the part about Wyoming, which would only make one sniffly if one's daughter was born there, and was already predisposed to being a sucker for happy endings based in history.
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About a girl who realizes that no woman has been president and decides to run for president of her elementary school. Teaches kids about presidential politics and the electoral college. I think teachers, parents, and kids will be interested in this book- especially this fall. Good to read with Duck for president.
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Read in October, 2008
What a fun book for an election year! The illustrations have a sort of nostalgic feel to them that I really like.
I also appreciate all the details that really accentuate the theme of the book (i.e., speech bubbles shaped like states, stars and stripes borders, facy fonts).
I also appreciate all the details that really accentuate the theme of the book (i.e., speech bubbles shaped like states, stars and stripes borders, facy fonts).
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