Wooden Teeth & Jelly Beans

by Ray Nelson Jr. (Editor), Ben Adams, Douglas Kelly

"Which president got stuck in the White House bathtub? Which president was in office for only 30 days? Which first lady was accused of being a wartime spy? Which president rode a mechanical horse?"

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Picture Books, Childrens, American History

64 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Ray Nelson Jr. is President and co-founder of Flying Rhinoceros, a Portland-based producer and distributor of educational books, classroom materials, television cartoons, software and websites.

Ray is also the main author and illustrator of the Flying Rhinoceros educational book series and creator of the characters in the CBS television show "Flying Rhino Junior High." Ray previously worked for five years at Will Vinton Studios, where he animated the California Raisins and worked on two Emmy award-winning television specials. Since starting Flying Rhinoceros in 1993, Ray has also appeared in hundreds of schools to provide interactive workshops to students of all ages, exploring the creative worlds of cartooning, writing, illustrating and animation.

Reviews

[John Yelverton · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a very silly but fun fact book about US Presidents.

[Meghan · Rating 5 out of 5]

An election for class president sparks excitement at an elementary school. Quiet Tommy Tupperman is running against boisterous Penelope Ratsworth. The odds of Tommy winning do not look very good so he consults what he calls “the Tupperman Files.” These files are full of odds and ends about each President of the United States. Over the course of this book, each file is read and questions such as “Which president got stuck in the White House Bathtub?” and “Which president rode a mechanical horse?” get answered along the way to someone’s presidential victory.
Students around third to sixth grade would enjoy this book. It has a history lesson along with a life lesson. Add in the funky illustrations in the book of each president and the reader will love the book, no matter how much they might have thought they already knew about the past presidents.
I genuinely enjoyed this book. I am a big fan of history and the presidents are an important part of American history so this book was a fun way to learn about them. It was especially nice to have an odd assortment of facts that I did not know or even have a clue about before reading this book. As a teacher, this is a book I would love to have in my classroom.
My favorite part would have to be the picture of the president who got stuck in the bathroom. It made me laugh when I saw it and I think any reader would enjoy it just as much as I did.
This book deserves a full five stars. It has a history lesson, exciting wording to keep the reader interested, and colorful, cartoon-like drawings to hopefully make the reader enjoy the book a little bit more.

[Janie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book with Fun facts about each President up to and including Obama.

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a fun book about all the presidents of the United States. There were fun interesting facts and tidbits about all the presidents from Washington all the way down to Obama. It makes history fun.

[Shelli · Rating 4 out of 5]

Silly illustrations and interesting bits of information about each of the first 42 presidents will make this a fun read for kids; they won’t even realize they are learning! A must have for any intermediate class rooms on up.

[Claudia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun & educational to read.

[Abby Clark · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great for teaching facts about presidents and fun to read. Cool illustrations.

[Amber C · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ah got this book from a book order in Elementary School... used to read it ALL the time!!!

[Abraham Ray · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book about the American presidency for kids!

[Ms. B · Rating 3 out of 5]

During a presidential election, this would be a fun read-aloud. Or share with students who are interested in presidents.
Note: Only includes presidents from George Washington to Bill Clinton.

[Courtney · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting for both the 6 yr old and 10 yr old.