Grace for President
Author:
Kelly DiPucchio
Illustrator:
LeUyen Pham
Publishing
Company: Disney - Hyperion Books
Copyright
Date: 2008
36
pages
Picture
Book
I originally chose this book
because I was interested in the cover of the book. I found it to be very intriguing,
and this proved to be true of the story inside as well. Grace’s campaign all starts when she discovers
that our country has not had a single woman president. Planning to change this,
Grace decides she would like to become president. When Grace’s teacher stages an
election for her students, Grace soon has competition as Thomas Cobb becomes
the presidential candidate for Mr. Waller’s class. As the two candidates start
campaigning, they learn all about the ins and outs of the presidential campaign.
More importantly, Grace finds that becoming president was not as easy of a task
as she originally thought. When Election Day comes, it all comes down to who
was the better person for the job.
The illustrations in this book were very original in
style and are what originally drew me in as a reader. These illustrations were
created through pastels and water crayons. The colors throughout this book are
very colorful and light and would keep the interest of any student. The
illustrations were very wide and double-spread. The text was not place in any
one place throughout the book as it was placed throughout the text as to
further engulf the reader into its pages.
I would use this book in an older elementary classroom, in grades 4-6, and could even be used up into middle school. This book would be great to teach the ins and outs of how the presidential election works. Some of the terms that relate to the presidential election seen within this book include: democracy, nominations, candidates, electoral votes, and representatives. Because this book covers a wide array of terms, all could be included within the lesson. As an extension of this, the second way I would use this book within my classroom would be to have the students create their own presidential campaign. This would include posters, slogans, and a platform on the issues they feel are important. They would then address these issues within their very own campaign. I feel that this would give the students a way to relate to the campaigning process. Finally, I would use this book to introduce the topic, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” I would use this Grace as an example as she wanted to become the president. I would have each of my students write about what they would like to be when they grow up and what the plan to do to become what they want to be.
I would use this book in an older elementary classroom, in grades 4-6, and could even be used up into middle school. This book would be great to teach the ins and outs of how the presidential election works. Some of the terms that relate to the presidential election seen within this book include: democracy, nominations, candidates, electoral votes, and representatives. Because this book covers a wide array of terms, all could be included within the lesson. As an extension of this, the second way I would use this book within my classroom would be to have the students create their own presidential campaign. This would include posters, slogans, and a platform on the issues they feel are important. They would then address these issues within their very own campaign. I feel that this would give the students a way to relate to the campaigning process. Finally, I would use this book to introduce the topic, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” I would use this Grace as an example as she wanted to become the president. I would have each of my students write about what they would like to be when they grow up and what the plan to do to become what they want to be.
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