| Teddy Roosevelt and the Treasure of Ursa Major Reprint Edition Contributor(s): Kennedy Center the (Author), Kidd, Ronald (Adapted by), Hoyt, Ard (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1416948600 ISBN-13: 9781416948605 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - General - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Juvenile Fiction | Biographical - United States |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2007025430 |
| Series: Kennedy Center Presents: Capital Kids |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 5.28" W x 7.6" (0.20 lbs) 128 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 120338 Reading Level: 3.5 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Imagine if you lived in the White House The first book centers around three of Theodore Roosevelt's children, Kermit, Ethel and Archie. Their mother is away and they are left in the charge of a comical nanny named Mrs. Duffit and their President father, who is very preoccupied with the visit from a quirky Russian Ambassador, Count Cassini. Eager to keep the children out of trouble, President Roosevelt sends his children on a treasure hunt--just like Treasure Island, only in the White House. There are mysteries popping out of Dolley Madison paintings and strange goings-on in the attic--and the result is a rollicking good time and a crash course in American history too. Ron Kidd has masterfully adapted the script from the original play into a novel for us, and Ard Hoyt's playful illustrations are interspersed throughout. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hoyt, Ard: - Ard Hoyt has illustrated a number of books, including the New York Times bestsellers I'm a Manatee by John Lithgow and The Hair of Zoe Fleefenbacher Goes to School by Laurie Halse Anderson. Ard lives with his wife and five daughters in Bentonville, Arkansas.Kidd, Ronald: - Ronald Kidd is the author of the highly acclaimed Monkey Town: The Summer of the Scopes Trial, as well as On Beale Street. His novels of adventure, comedy, and mystery have received the Children's Choice Award, an Edgar Award nomination, and honors from the American Library Association, the Library of Congress, and the New York Public Library. He is a two-time O'Neill playwright who lives in Nashville, Tennessee. |