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Title details for Fergus and Zeke for President by Kate Messner - Available

Fergus and Zeke for President

#5 in series

by Kate Messner
Heather Ross
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Can classroom mice Fergus and Zeke work together to finish their project on American presidents—even when Zeke gets bossy?
It's Presidents' Day, and all the students in Miss Maxwell's classroom are choosing their special projects. Classroom pets Fergus and Zeke want to participate, too! Zeke appoints himself president of their cage. But the power goes a bit to his head, and his "leading" and "supervising" leave Fergus to do all the work. Will these two mice be able to agree on what makes a good president—and a good friend—in time to turn in their project with the rest of the class? Humorously illustrated and sprinkled with presidential trivia, this fifth title in the delightful series is a winning candidate.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Fergus and Zeke

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    September 17, 2024

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781536238037
    Kindle restrictions

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 3.4
    • Interest Level: K-3(LG)
    • Text Difficulty: 2

  • Reviews

    • Kirkus

      March 15, 2023
      Classroom pet mice Fergus and Zeke work on a Presidents Day project. As Miss Maxwell's students discuss good qualities for presidents to have and ways in which eligibility requirements have evolved to allow women and people of color to run for office, Zeke dons a cotton ball wig as President "George Mousington." At the library, as the students work on their projects, the mice struggle with their own division of labor, with President Zeke considering his "supervising" equal to Fergus' research. With the project presentations rapidly approaching--and the mice no closer to deciding upon their subject--Fergus thinks of what he wants in a president, prompting him to stand up to Zeke: "All mice are created equal." The kids--and the use of historical and presidential facts--are a backdrop to the engaging storyline of Zeke's comedically flawed (and likably relatable) self-centeredness, but the value-driven thematic inspiration is an effective motivator for Fergus' assertiveness. The resulting combination of silliness and broad-strokes idealism creates a rounded story structure without heavy tension. Finally, the human students show off their projects and discuss what they would do if they were president, briefly revealing concerns involving the environment, housing, gender equality, food insecurity--and eliminating homework. Miss Maxwell presents White, librarian Mr. Diaz is Latine, and the students are diverse. A wholesome, solid story with fun characters. (Early reader. 6-9)

      COPYRIGHT(2023) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
Kindle restrictions

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:3.4
  • Interest Level:K-3(LG)
  • Text Difficulty:2

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