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Welcome to: A Book or Two: Children's Literature Reviews, a blog site that offers information on new, classic, and favorite children's literature, reviewed by university professors, classroom teachers, librarians, and those studying to become teachers. We hope you will find "just the right book" to share with others. Our goal is to keep the site updated with information about children's authors, book awards, and new releases. Each entry will include the book cover picture, a brief overview, bibliographic information, and suggested uses for families, librarians, and teachers. We will categorize books in several different ways, to facilitate searching.

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10/22/14

Madeline at the White House

Author/ Illustrator: John Bemelmans Marciano
Copyright 2011
Genre: Picture Book
Reading Level: 7 and up+
Activity Grade Level: Second Grade

Book Description: It is about a young girl who visited the white house, on this journey she made a new friend in the presidents daughter and went on a magically trip around DC. The trip goes into details and shows the different monuments and places that you can visit around DC. 
Integrated Idea: Have the students draw a picture and write a summary of what they would do if they got to visit DC, and the White House. Include who they think would be there, and why?

Reviewer's Name & Affiliation: Jordan Rackley, Valdosta State University