Theodore (Mount Rushmore Presidential Series) - Hardcover

Keating, Frank

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0689865325 ISBN 13: 9780689865329

Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, 2006

Synopsis

His name was Theodore, but he is remembered as Teddy. As a young boy, he was a dreamer and a reader and had a curiosity about life he could never satisfy. As the youngest man to ever be president, he led a nation to greatness and he made every day count.

Frank Keating's telling of incidents in Roosevelt's rich and varied life reminds readers how one person can make a difference. Mike Wimmer's exuberant paintings make Roosevelt come to life a century after his presidency.

About this title

About the Author

Frank Keating, the governor of Oklahoma for two consecutive terms from 1995 to 2005, is the author of Will Rogers: An American Legend, which received the Golden Spur Award of the Western Writers of America. Mr. Keating lives with his wife, Cathy, in Washington, DC.

From School Library Journal

Starred Review. Grade 2-6–This handsome, well-researched biography is as dignified as its subject. Using a spare, readable style, the author captures Roosevelts spirit and determination. Frequent childhood illness and a fascination with animals and the natural world made Roosevelt an avid reader. Nevertheless, he traversed the globe with his family: By age fifteen...I had hunted jackals on horseback, climbed the Great Pyramid, and peered into a volcano. Beginning with the diary he kept at age 10, he wrote 35 books in his lifetime. He was also a rancher, hunter, soldier, father of six, governor of New York, and the nations youngest president. Though Keating takes the liberty of narrating the text in the first person, the liberal use of quotations lends authority and authenticity to the account. Readers will note that although the subject suffered from asthma and poor eyesight, he was able to prevail through hard work and integrity. Each page of italicized text is printed on what appears to be aged parchment; it faces one of Wimmers luminous oil-on-canvas illustrations. The accomplished paintings further reveal the subject and his world–be it reading in his sickbed, examining a nest of baby birds, riding a camel, playing with his children, or giving a speech. Libraries that own Judith St. Georges Youre on Your Way, Teddy Roosevelt (Philomel, 2004) will still want to purchase Keatings book as it covers more of the mans life and is more eloquent, concise, and attractive.–Barbara Auerbach, New York City Public Schools
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Edition details

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0689865325
• ISBN 13: 9780689865329
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Wimmer Mike