Guess That
President
A Reading A–Z Level J Leveled Book
Word Count: 280

LEVELED BOOK • J

Guess That
President

Written by Blane Jeffries

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Table of Contents
Guess That President . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Sick Child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Lost Both Parents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Late Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
World Traveler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Good with Horses . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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U.S. Presidents in This Book

John Quincy Adams
6th president

Ulysses S. Grant
18th president

Theodore Roosevelt
26th president

Woodrow Wilson
28th president

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Herbert Hoover
31st president

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Sick Child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Lost Both Parents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

You never know who will be

Late Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

president one day. Here are some

World Traveler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

stories of kids who grew up to

Good with Horses . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

become president. Can you guess

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

which president each story is about?

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Sick Child
He was often sick as a boy and

could not go to school. He was
taught at home. He made himself
strong by playing outside the house
and boxing.
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Sick Child
He was often sick as a boy and

Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt (president 1901–1909)

could not go to school. He was

When he grew up, Teddy Roosevelt

taught at home. He made himself

still loved the outdoor life. He

strong by playing outside the house

hunted and fished. He took long

and boxing.

hikes. He went to new places.


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Lost Both Parents
This boy’s parents had both died
by the time he was nine. He worked
in gold mines as a young man. He
became rich from his work before
he turned forty.
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Lost Both Parents
This boy’s parents had both died
by the time he was nine. He worked

Herbert Hoover (president 1929-1933)

in gold mines as a young man. He

Herbert Hoover did not take any

became rich from his work before


money for being president. He gave

he turned forty.

the money to help others.

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Late Reader
This president did not learn to read
until he was eleven. He grew up
to be a teacher. He went on to
run a college.
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Woodrow Wilson (president 1913–1921)

Late Reader

Though he learned to read at

This president did not learn to read


a late age, Woodrow Wilson was

until he was eleven. He grew up

very smart. He started a group

to be a teacher. He went on to

that helped countries work out their

run a college.

problems instead of going to war.

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World Traveler
This boy spent many years growing
up outside the United States.
When he was only fourteen,
he went to Russia on a job for
the U.S. government.
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World Traveler
This boy spent many years growing

John Quincy Adams (president 1825–1829)

up outside the United States.

John Quincy Adams worked for the

When he was only fourteen,

government his whole life. He was

he went to Russia on a job for

the son of another U.S. president,

the U.S. government.

John Adams.

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Good with Horses
When he was only nine, farmers
paid him to train their horses.
He set a horse-jumping record
at his college.
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Ulysses S. Grant (president 1869–1877)

Good with Horses

Ulysses S. Grant was a famous

When he was only nine, farmers

general in the army before he

paid him to train their horses.

became president. When he was

He set a horse-jumping record

a young man, he wanted to be

at his college.


a math teacher.

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Do You Know?
The president of the United States must be at least 35 years old.
The youngest person to become president was Theodore Roosevelt
at age 42. The oldest person to become president was Ronald
Reagan. Reagan was almost 74 when he took office in 1985.

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Glossary
college (n.)a school of higher
learning that follows high
school (p. 9)
general (n.)a high-ranking officer
in the army, air force,
or marine corps (p. 14)
government a group of people who
(n.)have the power to make

and enforce laws for a
country or area (p. 11)
mines (n.)places where minerals
are taken from the
ground by digging
or blasting (p. 7)
president (n.)the leader of the
government in some
countries (p. 4)

Do You Know?
The president of the United States must be at least 35 years old.
The youngest person to become president was Theodore Roosevelt
at age 42. The oldest person to become president was Ronald
Reagan. Reagan was almost 74 when he took office in 1985.

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Russia (n.)the largest country in the
world, located in both
Europe and Asia (p. 11)
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Guess That
President
A Reading A–Z Level J Leveled Book
Word Count: 280


LEVELED BOOK • J

Guess That
President

Written by Blane Jeffries

Visit www.readinga-z.com
for thousands of books and materials.

www.readinga-z.com


Guess That
President

Photo Credits:
Front cover, back cover, pages 3, 14: © Corbis; title page: © The Granger
Collection, NYC; pages 5, 10: © AP Images; page 6: courtesy of Library of
Congress, P&P Division, [LC-USZ62-10650]; pages 7, 15 (left): © Bettmann/Corbis;
page 8: courtesy of Library of Congress, P&P Division, [LC-F81- 43585]; page 9:
© Everett Collection Historical/Alamy; page 11: © North Wind Picture Archives/
Alamy; page 12: John Quincy Adams, 1835 (oil on canvas), Durand, Asher Brown
(1796-1886)/© Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA/The Bridgeman
Art Library; page 13: courtesy of the Ohio Historical Society, OHS number
AL04557; page 15 (right): © Wally McNamee/Corbis

Front cover: Harry S. Truman at age 15.
Back cover: Jimmy Carter petting a baby horse.

Title page: Theodore Roosevelt trains as a boxer while at Harvard University.
Page 3: Gerald Ford plays with one of his dogs.

Written by Blane Jeffries

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