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A Pony in the Elevator and Other Stories of White House Kids

A Pony in the Elevator and Other Stories of White House Kids
Reading Level
     edHelper's suggested reading level:   grades 3 to 5
     Flesch-Kincaid grade level:   3.08

Vocabulary
     challenging words:    bobcat, camped, coyote, hitched, hyena, John-John, world, toddler, macaw, shocked, thump, proper, pony, racing, perched, pets
     content words:    White House, Oval Office, Tad Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, East Room, Cabinet Room, President Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Scarlet Pimpernel

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A Pony in the Elevator and Other Stories of White House Kids
By Toni Lee Robinson 		  
1     World leaders meet the President in his office. Treaties are signed. U.S. leaders talk about how to solve the nation's problems. Only serious stuff takes place in the White House. Right?
 
2     Well, not exactly. Much of the President's work does take place in his office. (This room is called the Oval Office.) But the White House is also the home of a family. First families eat dinner and play games. They do things that normal families do.
 
3     Presidents' kids find ways to have fun. Tad Lincoln was the son of Abraham Lincoln. Tad lived in the White House during the Civil War. Union troops guarded the house. Some even camped in the East Room. Seven year old Tad loved to watch the soldiers. He wanted to be a soldier.
 
4     Tad had been given a Union uniform made to fit him. He also had a toy cannon. His favorite game was playing war. He would aim the cannon at a make believe enemy. "Fire!" Wood cannon balls shot from the barrel of the cannon.
 
5     Thump! Thump! The cannon balls thudded against a closed door. It was a great shot! The cannon crew had hit their target! There was one small problem. The closed door belonged to the Cabinet Room. Important meetings were going on there. President Lincoln came out and asked Tad to play somewhere else.

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