Being Teddy Roosevelt

Type

Book

Authors

Claudia Mills

ISBN 10

0374306575

ISBN 13

9780374306571

Tags

Performing Arts, Friendship, Self-Esteem & Self-Respect, School, United States

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. - from Amzon

Number of Copies