Here is a conversation from my morning in third grade. Kids were “shopping for books” in the classroom library, and these little boys were obsessed with a book about Abe Lincoln. (Names have been changed to protect the sweet innocent little ding dongs.)
Bob: Abraham Lincoln is my favorite president.
Me: Why?
Bob: Because he has a cool hat and he carries an ax.
Tom: And he hunts vampires.
Bob: Yeah, he hunts vampires.
Me: Hmmm … you know that’s just a movie, right? He didn’t really hunt vampires. I don’t think he carried an ax around, either.
Bob: He still has a cool hat.
Tom: My second favorite president is George Washington Carver.
Me: OK … he actually wasn’t a president. George Washington was president. George Washington CARVER invented peanut butter. So that’s still pretty special.
Tom: Oh, that’s awesome.
Bob: You know who else was cool? John Adams and his brother John Q. Adams.
Me: Right. Ummm … John Adams was the dad of John Quincy Adams. They weren’t brothers.
Bob: Oh, but they’re still really cool.
Me: Hey, do you want me to find some books on American presidents for you guys?
Bob: Yeah! I like to read about them.
Me: That’s a good plan. I’m on it.

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