(4) 4-6 Dear Mr. President series. This series features an intriguing concept--a fictional correspondence between a president and a young citizen, thus providing social and political history. Readers who can suspend their disbelief (especially regarding the uneducated coal miner, who seems an unlikely letter writer) will enjoy the books. Photos and reproductions are included. Roosevelt contains a glossary. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Cyrisse Jaffee

(4) 4-6 Dear Mr. President series. This series features an intriguing concept--a fictional correspondence between a president and a young citizen, thus providing social and political history. Readers who can suspend their disbelief (especially regarding the uneducated coal miner, who seems an unlikely letter writer) will enjoy the books. Photos and reproductions are included. Roosevelt contains a glossary. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Cyrisse Jaffee

(4) 4-6 Dear Mr. President series. Twelve-year-old William Pratt writes to President Adams about, among other issues, the plight of the Creek Indians; Emma Bartoletti corresponds with President Roosevelt about her family's Depression-era experiences. Despite their unlikely scenarios, the books in this series present intriguing historical portraits. The busy design includes photographs, reproductions, and editorial cartoons. Ind. [Review covers these Dear Mr. President titles: John Quincy Adams and Franklin D. Roosevelt.]

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(4) 4-6 Dear Mr. President series. Twelve-year-old William Pratt writes to President Adams about, among other issues, the plight of the Creek Indians; Emma Bartoletti corresponds with President Roosevelt about her family's Depression-era experiences. Despite their unlikely scenarios, the books in this series present intriguing historical portraits. The busy design includes photographs, reproductions, and editorial cartoons. Ind. [Review covers these Dear Mr. President titles: John Quincy Adams and Franklin D. Roosevelt.]

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta