Being Teddy Roosevelt Contributor(s): Mills, Claudia (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312640188 ISBN-13: 9780312640187 Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - General |
Dewey: FIC |
Lexile Measure: 670 |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.1" W x 7.5" (0.20 lbs) 112 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Friendship |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 113223 Reading Level: 4.1 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Riley O'Rourke is writing his report on President Teddy Roosevelt in preparation for the fourth-grade biography tea, but he has a far more important goal: to get a saxophone so he can take instrumental music. His mother can't afford to rent him a sax, and he's sure he'll never save up enough money to buy one. But as Riley learns more about Roosevelt's "bully" spirit, he realizes that there just might be a way to solve his problem after all. Claudia Mills' sparkling story about the influence of important historical figures is enhanced by tender, insightful illustrations. Being Teddy Roosevelt is a 2008 Bank Street--Best Children's Book of the Year. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mills, Claudia: - Claudia Mills is the acclaimed author of many books for children including the Franklin School Friends children's book series, including Cody Harmon, King of Pets and Simon Ellis, Spelling Bee Champ. She lives in Boulder, Colorado.Alley, R. W.: - My parents saved everything, so I know that I began drawing sometime around age two. I haven't paused since. In fact, my drawings now and my drawings then bear a rather strong resemblance. I have gotten slightly better at hands, but horses remain a problem. For an only child, growing up in New York, Texas, South Carolina and finally for most of the time in Annapolis, Maryland, drawing was fine self-entertainment. Then, as now, I have always enjoyed most making pictures that illustrate a story rather than hang on a wall. Today I live in Barrington, Rhode Island with the lovely Zoë B. Alley, author, wife and mother of our two clever children, Cassandra and Max. |