Kathleen Krull. (1998). Lives of the Presidents: Fame, Shame (And What the Neighbors Thought). Unabridged Audio Bookshelf,LLC.

Kathleen Krull. 1998. Lives of the Presidents: Fame, Shame (And What the Neighbors Thought). Audio Bookshelf,LLC.

Kathleen Krull, Lives of the Presidents: Fame, Shame (And What the Neighbors Thought). Audio Bookshelf,LLC, 1998.

Kathleen Krull. Lives of the Presidents: Fame, Shame (And What the Neighbors Thought). Unabridged Audio Bookshelf,LLC, 1998.

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   • bioText: Fired when she was a teenager from her library job for "reading too much," Kathleen Krull went on to become a highly successful children's book editor, reviewer, and author. Her curiosity about subjects that passionately interest her-music, people, nightmares, and American history are just a few-led her to create the "Lives of" books, as well as other notable children's books. Do you know the following tidbit about Kathleen Krull?: She married her next-door neighbor and they presently live in San Diego, California. Krull may be reached by e-mail at kkrull1@san.rr.com  or visit her website kathleenkrull.com
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Each President, including President Bill Clinton, is represented in this lively and irreverent expose of their foibles and quirky habits, as well as the influence their First Ladies did and didn't have on their time in office. Their eccentricities and influence as well as their accomplishments are all covered.

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   • source: - School Library Journal
   • content: "Successfully walking a fine line between maintaining respect for the office as well as her subjects while at the same time serving up some delicious inside gossip, Krull provides fascinating observations...Students who claim that history is boring may change their minds after listening to this recording."
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   • source: - Horn Book
   • content: "Without being malicious or muckraking, [Krull] transforms icons into human beings with distinct, sometimes quirky personalities who have more in common with their constituents than one might imagine...as addictive as it is fascinating."
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   • source: Starred Review, Publishers Weekly Best of ‘98 Award, PW
   • content: "As a supplement to other history volumes, or just for the fun of it, this is a fascinating listening experience."
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   • content: The minutiae of daily life often make history come alive for young people. Kathleen Krull recounts ordinary, everyday details about each U.S. president, from George Washington to Bill Clinton. Sometimes it's household gossip (Jefferson's favorite foods), sometimes confidences of friends (Lincoln's able storytelling), often tidbits of family life (Amy Carter's tree house). Narrator John Brown gives these glimpses into the personal lives of historic figures a lively reading, much as a classroom teacher might. His pacing keeps the steady flow of sketches fresh, although listeners may not want to take all 42 presidents in one session. Adults can also enjoy the trivia--some is new and some remembered from media coverage of the modern presidents. R.F.W. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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     Starred review from August 31, 1998
     Krull (Lives of the Writers; Lives of the Athletes) has a proven knack for delivering generous dollops of covert asides along with fun facts and pertinent information when it comes to profiling famous figures. This latest effort does not disappoint. Beginning with her debunking of the myth that George Washington had wooden teeth, Krull briskly moves through the list of White House inhabitants, discussing their personality quirks and qualifications for elected office (or seeming lack thereof) as well as offering tidbits about their marriages and love lives, favorite foods and pastimes, family pets and, of particular import these days, scandals. She goes so far as to mention that President Clinton has "admitted privately that he has had affairs," and hints at his reputation as a womanizer. Presidents whose terms had major historical significance and more recent chiefs of state are given longer entries (two to three pages) while the others receive paragraphs. All, however, are written up in the same chatty and intriguing tone. In watercolor-and-colored-pencil paintings, Hewitt, in her signature style, depicts each president with a very large head and smaller body. Background scenery and dress suggest the historical era and significant details about the man; those presidents with a full-page portrait include an inset, smaller portrait of the First Lady in the top left corner of the painting. Young readers will find many of the school-report essentials here--birthplaces and dates, number of terms in office--and plenty of items that will surely entertain as well as educate. Ages 8-12.

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1. • source: Publishers Weekly
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