{"product_id":"if-i-ran-for-president-9780807535448","title":"If I Ran for President","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLibrary Media Connection Editor's Choice Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImagine starring in commercials and traveling in your own campaign bus! Or seeing your face on bumper stickers and T-shirts! If you ran for president, you would get to do these and other fun things, but you would also have to do a lot of hard work. You would study the nation's problems, tell the American people about your platform, select a running mate, and debate your opponents on live television. Finally, in November, Election Day would arrive. You would keep your fingers crossed and wait for the results--will you be the next president of the United States?\u003cp\u003eA multicultural cast of children imagines what it would be like to run for president. The entertaining yet informative text is a good conversation starter for discussions on the election process. A note about this process accompanies the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAvril, Lynne:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eAfter years of freelancing as a graphic artist, Lynne Avril fell into illustrating children's books...and has done more than sixty-five, including \u003cem\u003eThe Wagons Ho! \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eIf I Ran for President.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStier, Catherine:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Catherine Stier is the author of eighteen children's books, including the award-winning \u003ci\u003eIf I Were President.\u003c\/i\u003e She holds a master's in reading and literacy and has served as a magazine writer, newspaper columnist and writing instructor and has conducted children's literature research. Born in Michigan, Stier now resides in Texas.","brand":"Albert Whitman \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50604725403922,"sku":"9780807535448","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1b874214-038c-4788-a89e-eabf4e6d682c.jpg?v=1732263644","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/if-i-ran-for-president-9780807535448","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}