{"product_id":"the-leadership-journey-how-four-kids-became-president-9781665925730","title":"The Leadership Journey: How Four Kids Became President","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author, Pulitzer Prize winner, and leading historian Doris Kearns Goodwin comes an essential middle grade guide to Presidents Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, and Lyndon Johnson and how they became leaders.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAll four presidents profiled grew up and lived in very different worlds--Lincoln was poor and self-educated; Theodore Roosevelt hailed from an elegant home in the heart of New York City; Franklin Roosevelt loved the outdoors surrounding his family's rural estate; and Lyndon Johnson's modest childhood home had no electricity or running water. So how did each of them do it--rise to become President of the United States? What did these four kids have individually--and have in common--that catapulted them to lead America through some of its most turbulent times?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDoris Kearns Goodwin's work for President Johnson inspired her career as a presidential historian. Her first book was \u003ci\u003eLyndon Johnson and the American Dream\u003c\/i\u003e. She followed up with the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eNo Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Homefront in World War II. \u003c\/i\u003eShe earned the Lincoln Prize for \u003ci\u003eTeam of Rivals\u003c\/i\u003e, in part the basis for Steven Spielberg's film \u003ci\u003eLincoln\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Carnegie Medal for \u003ci\u003eThe Bully Pulpit\u003c\/i\u003e, about the friendship between Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft. Her bestselling \u003ci\u003eLeadership: In Turbulent Times \u003c\/i\u003ewas the inspiration for the History Channel docuseries on Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and Franklin Roosevelt, which she executive produced. Her most recent book, \u003ci\u003eAn Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s\u003c\/i\u003e, provides a front-row seat to the pivotal people--JFK, LBJ, RFK, and MLK--and events of this momentous decade. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmy June Bates is the author-illustrator of \u003ci\u003eThe Big Umbrella\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Welcome Home\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the illustrator of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Leadership Journey \u003c\/i\u003eby Doris Kearns Goodwin; \u003ci\u003eSweet Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThat's What I'd Do\u003c\/i\u003e, both by singer-songwriter Jewel; \u003ci\u003eWaiting for the Magic\u003c\/i\u003e by Patricia MacLachlan; \u003ci\u003eJoey: The Story of Joe Biden\u003c\/i\u003e by Dr. Jill Biden; and many others. She has three children and lives in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, with her husband and her devilishly handsome Labrador, Mr. Mochi.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51661365084434,"sku":"9781665925730","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1b6365b1-55f5-4320-bbae-0d685684b431.jpg?v=1760441522","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-leadership-journey-how-four-kids-became-president-9781665925730","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}