You can purchase the new 29-page Kids' Wings Unit The Kid Who Ran for President by Dan Gutman NOW for immediate download for only $12.95! Click Here to Download.

Wise-cracking jokester Judson Moon was 12-years-old when he ran for President. It wasn't really his idea, though. His best friend, Lane, encouraged him! He promised to become Judson's campaign manager if Judson would agree run. Judson bragged that he didn't know anything about running the country and wouldn't have the faintest idea how to get the country into a war or make the country pile up a huge debt, but he did vow to abolish homework. Kids started listening. Lane started planning. And adults?

Adults snickered and didn't take him seriously. After all, he couldn't meet the age requirement, could he? And didn't the law say that the President had to have lived in the United States for 14 years? How could he squeeze 14 years out of his 12-year-old life?

Nevertheless, when the Moon election machine started rolling from , it rolled through every obstacle in his path. Campaigning. Raising campaign funds. Choosing a vice-presidential running mate. Naming a beautiful "First Babe," a constitution amendment, and even a scandal, Moongate! Would he...could he...actually roll through the electoral college? Grab a book and come along for the fun! In the process, you'll learn about the election process and find yourself rolling on the floor with laughter.

Internet Extensions:

Author Dan Gutman
Project Vote Smart
Electing the President Activities
TV Campaign Commercials from 1962
Scholastic Crossword Puzzle/CyberHunt--upper level
Paint the President's Seal
Fun Things to do from Pocatico Hills School

Literature Connections:

Duck for President by Doreen Cronin with Kids Wings Unit in Stepstone Stories

So You Want to Be President by Judith St. George with Kids Wings Unit in Roots and Wings

If I Ran For President by Catherine Stier with Kids Wings Unit in Stepstone Stories

You can purchase the new 29-page Kids' Wings Unit The Kid Who Ran for President by Dan Gutman NOW for immediate download for only $12.95! Click Here to Download.

A NEW 29-page Unit for The Kid Who Ran for President is part of a collection of 20 units in The Heart of the Hero
The Unit Contains:
Chapter Guides with Chapter Questions and Vocabulary Lists
Presidential Crossword Puzzle
2-page Readers’ Theater Script introducing the book
Multiple Choice Comprehension and Vocabulary Check-Ups
Discussion Cards
Anticipation Guide
Math Figures In
Reality Check
Cause and Effect
Word Tag, Get the Joke?
Slide Show Project and Rubric: The Road to the White House
Journal Writing
President's Jigsaw Puzzle
Multiple Choice Comprehension
Discussion Cards
Anticipation Guide
Math
Discussion and Writing Prompts
and MORE!