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Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out
(2008, Non-Fiction - History, Written by Various Various)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 8, age appropriate for kids over 9; suggested age 9. -
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Common Sense says
Enjoyable, if not always accurate, history tales.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 9 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out
Parents need to know that the main thing to be concerned with here is context and accuracy. Some opinion is presented as fact, some facts are simply wrong, and some are presented without their historical context, all of which will require help and explanations from an adult. In addition, facts in some chapters are directly in conflict with those in others. Apparently the editors did this on purpose to provoke family discussion, which is great if the whole family is reading it. (Please refer to the Publisher's Note below for more on this.) But children reading it themselves will need some help, as the conflict is never pointed out in the book, nor are any explanations given.
Read our full review by Matt Berman
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about reading history. How can you know what's true? How can you tell fact from opinion? How do historians decide what to put in and what to leave out? How is the story they tell affected by who they are, where they come from, etc.? Is it possible to tell purely factual history?
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