History for Kids: The Illustrated Life of John F. Kennedy

Kids, People and Places, History, Biography, Non-Fiction
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Author: Charles River Editors ISBN: 9781475323733
Publisher: Charles River Editors Publication: May 6, 2013
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Charles River Editors
ISBN: 9781475323733
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Publication: May 6, 2013
Imprint:
Language: English
*Perfect for ages 7-9*Includes pictures of Kennedy and other important people, places, and events.*Includes a Table of Contents. “Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.” John F. Kennedy, 1961In Charles River Editors History for Kids series, your children can learn about historys most important people and events in an easy, entertaining, and educational way. Pictures help bring the story to life, and the concise but comprehensive book will keep your kids attention all the way to the end. In many ways, John Fitzgerald Kennedy and his young family were the perfect embodiment of the 60s. The decade began with a sense of idealism, personified by the attractive Kennedy, his beautiful and fashionable wife Jackie, and his young children. Months into his presidency, Kennedy exhorted the country to reach for the stars, calling upon the nation to send a man to the Moon and back by the end of the decade. In 1961, Kennedy made it seem like anything was possible, and Americans were eager to believe him. The Kennedy years were fondly and famously labeled “Camelot,” by Jackie herself, suggesting an almost mythical quality about the young President and his family. As it turned out, the 60s closely reflected the glossy, idealistic portrayal of John F. Kennedy, as well as the uglier truths. The country would achieve Kennedys goal of a manned moon mission, and the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 finally guaranteed minorities their civil rights and restored equality, ensuring that the country “would live out the true meaning of its creed.” But the idealism and optimism of the decade was quickly shattered, starting with Kennedys assassination in 1963. The 60s were permanently marred by the Vietnam War, and by the time Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. were assassinated in 1968, the country was irreversibly jaded. The events of the decade produced protests and countercultures unlike anything the country had seen before, as young people came of age more quickly than ever.History for Kids: The Illustrated Life of John F. Kennedy humanizes the nations youngest elected president, explaining the roots of the Kennedy family, the basis for Johns presidential ambitions, his war service and journalism, his political career and assassination, and all of the accomplishments and shortcomings inbetween. Along the way, your kids will learn interesting facts about JFK you never knew, like which famous relative also died on November 22, and see pictures of the important people and events in his life.
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*Perfect for ages 7-9*Includes pictures of Kennedy and other important people, places, and events.*Includes a Table of Contents. “Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.” John F. Kennedy, 1961In Charles River Editors History for Kids series, your children can learn about historys most important people and events in an easy, entertaining, and educational way. Pictures help bring the story to life, and the concise but comprehensive book will keep your kids attention all the way to the end. In many ways, John Fitzgerald Kennedy and his young family were the perfect embodiment of the 60s. The decade began with a sense of idealism, personified by the attractive Kennedy, his beautiful and fashionable wife Jackie, and his young children. Months into his presidency, Kennedy exhorted the country to reach for the stars, calling upon the nation to send a man to the Moon and back by the end of the decade. In 1961, Kennedy made it seem like anything was possible, and Americans were eager to believe him. The Kennedy years were fondly and famously labeled “Camelot,” by Jackie herself, suggesting an almost mythical quality about the young President and his family. As it turned out, the 60s closely reflected the glossy, idealistic portrayal of John F. Kennedy, as well as the uglier truths. The country would achieve Kennedys goal of a manned moon mission, and the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 finally guaranteed minorities their civil rights and restored equality, ensuring that the country “would live out the true meaning of its creed.” But the idealism and optimism of the decade was quickly shattered, starting with Kennedys assassination in 1963. The 60s were permanently marred by the Vietnam War, and by the time Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. were assassinated in 1968, the country was irreversibly jaded. The events of the decade produced protests and countercultures unlike anything the country had seen before, as young people came of age more quickly than ever.History for Kids: The Illustrated Life of John F. Kennedy humanizes the nations youngest elected president, explaining the roots of the Kennedy family, the basis for Johns presidential ambitions, his war service and journalism, his political career and assassination, and all of the accomplishments and shortcomings inbetween. Along the way, your kids will learn interesting facts about JFK you never knew, like which famous relative also died on November 22, and see pictures of the important people and events in his life.

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