James Garfield: The Professor President

Kids, People and Places, Biography, Non-Fiction, Historical
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Author: Jeannie Meekins ISBN: 9781311885043
Publisher: LearningIsland.com Publication: July 15, 2016
Imprint: Smashwords Edition Language: English
Author: Jeannie Meekins
ISBN: 9781311885043
Publisher: LearningIsland.com
Publication: July 15, 2016
Imprint: Smashwords Edition
Language: English

James Garfield never wanted to be president. He wanted to be a sailor.
With little early education, he worked to put himself through college before entering politics. When the Civil War started, he joined the Union Army. He won many battles and become a Major General.
As a politician, he fought for civil rights, the abolition of slavery and an education system for African Americans.
On March 4, 1881, James Garfield was inaugurated as the 20th President of the United States. Two hundred days later, he was dead.

Find out more about this president who was also a professor in this short 15-minute children's biography.

Ages 10 and up.
Reading Level: 6.8

LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

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James Garfield never wanted to be president. He wanted to be a sailor.
With little early education, he worked to put himself through college before entering politics. When the Civil War started, he joined the Union Army. He won many battles and become a Major General.
As a politician, he fought for civil rights, the abolition of slavery and an education system for African Americans.
On March 4, 1881, James Garfield was inaugurated as the 20th President of the United States. Two hundred days later, he was dead.

Find out more about this president who was also a professor in this short 15-minute children's biography.

Ages 10 and up.
Reading Level: 6.8

LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

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