Time For Kids: Theodore Roosevelt: The Adventurous President (Time For Kids Biographies) Read Free Books and Download eBooks
Each day was an adventure for President Theodore Roosevelt. When he was a kid, he kept turtles in the bathtub and frogs under his cap. As an adult, he was a cowboy, a river explorer, and a big game hunter. Sometimes he would go on marches through deep puddles and icy rivers -- just for fun! TIME For Kids® Biographies help make a connection between the lives of past heroes and the events of today. When Teddy became president, Americans were looking ahead with excitement to the twentieth century. Teddy's spirit and dreams helped make the United States one of the greatest countries in the world.
Lexile Measure: 570L (What's this?)
Series: Time for Kids Biographies
Paperback: 48 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins (January 4, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9780060576042
ISBN-13: 978-0060576042
ASIN: 0060576049
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.2 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #84,908 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #37 in Books > Children's Books > Biographies > Political #192 in Books > Children's Books > Biographies > Historical #306 in Books > Children's Books > Education & Reference > History > United States
Age Range: 6 - 10 years
Grade Level: 2 - 4
Reason for Reading: Read aloud to 10yo as part of our history curriculum.A very impressive biography for juveniles! The publisher's recommended age is 7-9 but this could be read aloud to as young as 5 and is suitable for up to 12. Presented in an easy reader type format with large print, the book would also be perfect for reluctant readers; the text is probably around a level 5.With the minimal number of pages, this is obviously a brief look at Roosevelt's life but it manages to cover all bases from birth to death with unexpectedly rich content. Written in a main narrative with captioned photographs and occasional sidebars to add extra related information, we not only are given the major details but the interesting tidbits as well. The book is heavily illustrated with photographs and the illustration that lead to the famous Teddy Bear story. Each chapter moves forward in Roosevelt's life so not one aspect gets any greater attention than the others, thus giving his political life and hunting expeditions about equal time.I'm impressed with the way history has been handled here. Obviously with Theodore Roosevelt the (now) controversial subject of his hunting is going to be at issue, but this biography treats it within its historical context without making any judgmental calls upon the practice and explaining the "sport" from the era's point of view. Then it goes on to explain how this is a thing of the past and what our modern era does to protect animals. This fair, non-revisionist approach to history is important to me and not easily found in books aimed at children.We both really enjoyed what we found out about Teddy Roosevelt and highly recommend this brief but informative biography.
This book provides a balanced view of TR rather than simply praising his accomplishments in a glowing way. Example: his motives for the Spanish-American war are presented as self-serving in part. Good photos and reading level is high-interest compared to some materials aimed at this age group.
This book hits all of the highlights of Teddy Roosevelt's amazing life. It is written in a manner that second graders could comprehend it, if they are read to. Third grade on up can read independently. It was an interesting book for adults, as well as kids. We used it for a report and were pleased. (Be sure to note that it is less than 50 pages.)
This is an excellent look at President Theodore Roosevelt, written for a child's understanding. My 6 year old grandson is consumed with learning about our presidents and, by extrapolation, the entire governmental system. (Oh, dear!) Although he can't read it all by himself, he loves to be read to.I would highly recommend it.
I purchased several of the Time Life For Kids books and they are great. I have 9-year-old twin boys who are in 4th grade, and they love them! I would strongly suggest these books for any children who are interested in learning more about a specific legend or if learning about a specific legend is required for class work, book reports, etc.Great price too!
Our daughter enjoyed the pictures, details, and clear text of this book. Needed to read a presidential biography for a school project, this was just the right level of difficulty for a very middle of the road reader.
My son picked Teddy Roosevelt for his 2nd grade biography book report and I wanted him to have a 'just right' book to read. This book was perfect! I was very happy to find it on and I give it five stars. He loved reading it and we both learned a lot about Teddy Roosevelt too!
the book was spotty with family history and the pictures were really small. this did give us some of the information for the report,however,the info needed was a lifetime span. it was o.k.
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