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Draw and Learn History at the Same Time

May 25, 2011 by Maureen Spell 2 Comments

When I was in school, one thing I did in order to help me pay attention in class was to doodle all over my notebook. I got in trouble for that at times, but it really did help me pay attention.  I recently got to look over a book that combined history and drawing: A Kid’s Guide to Drawing the Presidents of the United States by Roderic Schmidt.239-president-3

There are 42 books in this series—from Washington to George W. Bush. We got to look through a book on Zachary Taylor.

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I was so pleased to see that this was a hard-back book and very sturdy. The book is a perfect resource for children doing a study or report on presidents. It would also be a nice supplement to an American History unit.

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In the book on Zachary Taylor there were 10 “How to Draw” pages included. They were pretty detailed drawings. This did not discourage my children because they love to doodle and draw. It would have been helpful to have bigger drawing steps and some additional steps for some of the drawings though.

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The book has a ton of information. There are photos, drawings, a timeline of key events plus other presidential details. The book uses a large font which makes it easy to read.  There is even a glossary included. My 12 yr. old daughter and my 9yr. old daughter read the first pages together and then worked on their drawings.

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Timberdoodle was able to get this series for a special price, and is passing on the savings to their customers. So if you are studying American History this year, you just might want to check  out A Kids Guide to Drawing the Presidents. Timberdoodle also has other  history curriculum resources available as well. You can always request a free homeschool catalog to easily see everything in the store.

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We enjoyed this book and I found that it was another way to get my kids interested in history.

Disclosure: As a member of Timberdoodle’s Blogger Review Team I received a free copy of this book in exchange for a frank and unbiased review.

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  1. Katrina says

    May 25, 2011 at 6:41 pm

    Do they also do a series on drawing symbols of each state? If so, our library has those and they are wonderful!

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  2. Rachel E. says

    May 26, 2011 at 2:39 am

    Thanks for your review. I liked it so much, I went out and bought it at Timberdoodle! Awesome deal! $195 for the whole set.

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