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Book review: Action Presidents series

Image shows the cover of a children's book: Action Presidents by Fred Van Lente and Stan Dunlavey. The cover shows a comic-book-style illustration of George Washington with short white hair, a square jaw and a blue jacket with gold buttons and shoulder epaulettes. George Washington is holding a fist up close to the viewer and gazing off into the distance. Behind him is a sun glow.

REVIEWED BY NATHAN, SECOND GRADE, MISSOURI, USA

Action Presidents series by Fred Van Lente Ryan Dunlavey, HarperCollins Publishers, Book 1 ISBN 9780062891181

Nathan read his school’s copies of this series.

Do you like books with true history and fake jokes? Well, you are going to like the Action Presidents series. My name is Nathan and I live in the USA. I think you should read Action Presidents because they have PT boats, and on PT 109 – Kennedy and his crew sank in Japanese-held territory.

It’s got cool presidents, true history and fake jokes such as in the fourth book when Kennedy says, “Never mind about Laos, what did Caroline do today?”

One reason you should read about Action Presidents is because the presidents are very good decision makers. Another reason that I like this book is because the pictures are very cool.They are the coolest comic pictures I have ever seen. The last reason I like this book is because it tells which presidents are some kind of Christian.

These are some of the reasons why you should read this book. I recommend this book for ages 7 and up. I give this book 10 out of 10 stars.


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