The Presidents Visual Encyclopedia

Absolutely brilliant as ever book from DK, I'm over the moon with it and the price and service, thank you kindly

Well,I received it today .Just gonna start reading hereafter .I will edit this review once if I overcome with any review .One drawback is that it is heavy

This book offers a history of the life and times of each and every U.S. President, from George Washington to Joe Biden. The illustrations are contemporary for each presidency, as if to transport the reader into the very era in which each administration unfolded. Each entry is brief but complete. The book ends with portraits of some of the better known First Ladies as well. The book is published as a "Children's Visual Encyclopedia", but I have given copies to a few of my adult friends who found the volume helpful and, in fact, enjoyable. One friend, a doctor, told me that he knew very little about the presidents who were in office before his own birth, but that he had enjoyed seeing the development of U.S. history and culture through the pictorial account of the lives and experiences of all the men who served the country as presidents from the beginning of the republic until now. "I go back portions every day," he told me.

Fantastic book. I love it. The page on Trump though was rubbish. It mainly just says Trump was divisive and hates Muslims and he was impeached. That’s all. Unbelievable. You can show that page to your children to teach them that everyone has biases and written works often have a slant and are one-sided and shouldn’t be trusted without critical thinking. Or just tear that page out, page 120, and flush it down the loo.

This was awesome for my grandson

First - be careful about buying this used if you want the most recent president(s) to be included! The newest version does include Donald Trump, but as it was updated shortly after his election, there is no information about his accomplishments in office as there is for the other presidents. A synopsis is given about each president, accomplishments, and sometimes challenges they faced. The information is factual and unbiased. There are also sections for presidential homes and vehicles, as well as a map of which state they came from and a section on particularly influential or unique first ladies. I use this book as a homeschool supplement with my k5 and 2nd grader, learning about one President per week during the school year. As they get older, we will continue to use the book to review the presidents or as a general reference book. They have enjoyed this greatly combined with a magnetic puzzle of presidents, which gets one new piece each week.