American presidents: Fascinating facts, stories & questions of our chief executives and their families

An amiable compendium of presidential trivia, this contains lively, humanizing facts that could go far in sparking flagging classroom discussion. Presidents and their tenures appear at the start. A lengthy quiz section poses questions such as "Who was the youngest president to take office?" (it wasn't JFK) or "Which president took the oath of office on Wall Street in New York City?" Anecdotes and odd facts follow, along with matching games involving topics such as presidential nicknames, pets, or signatures. There are also lists (admittedly subjective) of the best, worst, most unlucky, or smartest presidents. Illustrated with occasional cartoons.