Duck for President by Doreen Cronin

Duck for President was written by Doreen Cronin and illustrated by Betsy Lewin.
Genre: Picture Book
Sub-genre: Fiction
Theme: The grass is not always greener on the other side/Politics
Primary and Secondary Characters: Duck is the main character and his barnyard friends are the secondary characters.
Awards: None to date
Publisher and Date of Publication: Scholastic Inc.; 2004
 
Summary and Uses: This book is a hilarious story of how a duck decides he is tired of farm life and wants to become in charge. He initiates a votes and wins! Soon after, he decides he needs to have more power and decides to run for governor and then president. This book would be great around election time. With the class, you could discuss the voting process and why voting is important. Also, you could talk about campaign ideas and how effective and ineffective some strategies are.