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 eugh 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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
ISBN-10
0374306575
ISBN-13
9780374306571
eBay Product ID (ePID)
183187963
Product Key Features
Author
Claudia Mills
Format
Unsewn / Adhesive Bound,PAPER over Boards,With Dust Jacket, Hardback
Language
English
Topic
Children's Fiction
Additional Product Features
Content Note
Illustrations
Author Biography
CLAUDIA MILLS lives in Boulder, Colorado, and is the author of the popular 7 x 9 = Trouble!, an ALA Notable Book. R. W. ALLEY is the illustrator of Ziggy's Blue-Ribbon Day by Claudia Mills. He lives in Barrington, Rhode Island.