Pets at the White House (Scholastic News Nonfiction Readers: Let's Visit the White House)

This book looks at the variety of pets kept by American presidents in the White House.

Scholastic News Nonfiction Readers: Let's Visit the White House series gives the youngest reader (Ages 6-7) an introduction to life at the White House. Each book includes chapters that help readers identify key details while the photographs, and other text features encourage students to make connections on their own.Includes President Lyndon Johnson's beagles, President Wilson's sheep, and President Coolidge's raccoon.

Marge Kennedy is the director of KidSmart Media and has written numerous books and magazine articles for parents, educational materials for children and teachers from kindergarten through high school, and is the former editor-in-chief of Sesame Street Magazine.