11.17.08/The White House

Now that Laura Bush has given the Obamas a tour of their new home, there is renewed interest in the famous First Residence, and the families who have lived there.

Click here for your own video tour of the White House.

The most recent issue of Curriculum Connections, a partner publication of School Library Journal contains an article that focuses on the women of the White House

In the Christian Science Monitor, you can read reviews on the latest books about kids and pets in the White House.

Finally, check out these books in the 6th Avenue library on the White House and White House history:

See How They Run: campaign dreams, election schemes and the race to the White House by Susan E. Goodman (324.973 GOO)

The White House: an illustrated history by Catherine O’Neill Grace (975.3 GRA)

A Big Cheese for the White House: the true tale of a tremendous cheddar by Candace Fleming (P FLE) (P=PICTURE BOOK)

What to do About Alice? : how Alice Roosevellt broke the rules, charmed the world, and drove her father Teddy crazy! by Barbara Kerley (BIO ROO)

Ballots for Belva: the true story of a woman’s race for the presidency by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen (BIO LOC)

I’ll see you in the library,

Jennifer Hubert Swan, Middle School Librarian