John F. Kennedy

ISBN-10: 0020419902
ISBN-13: 9780020419907
Author: Frisbee, Lucy Post
Illustrated by: Fiorentino, Al
Interest Level: 3-6
Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Publication Date: October 1986

Copyright: 1964

Page Count: 192

Series: Childhood Of Famous Americans

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Interest Level

Grades 3-6

Reading Level

Guided Reading: O
Lexile: 840L
Accelerated Reader Level: 5.4
Accelerated Reader Points: 4.0
Grade Level Equivalent: 4

Genre

BIOGRAPHY

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BISAC Subjects

Presidents; United States; Biography; Juvenile literature

Presidents; United States; Biography; Juvenile literature

Presidents; United States; Biography; Juvenile literature

Description
From Navy war hero to President of the United States, John F. Kennedy was an influential all-star in American history whose childhood is the focus of this narrative biography. Born and raised in Massachusetts, John F. Kennedy, nicknamed “Jack" was the second oldest of nine siblings. Despite a preference for fun over schoolwork, he graduated from Harvard, joined in the Navy, and went on to earn recognition for “extremely heroic conduct." He later served in both the House and the Senate before being elected thirty-fifth President of the United States, where he achieved much before his assassination in 1963. Discover the details of John F. Kennedy's childhood in this this narrative biography that explores the early events and experiences that helped shape the life of this remarkable man.