Teedie: The Story of Young Teddy Roosevelt
Teedie was not exactly the stuff of greatness: he was small for his size. Delicate. Nervous. Timid. By the time he was ten years old, he had a frail body and weak eyes. He was deviled by asthma, tormented by bullies. His favorite place to be was at home. Some might think that because of these...
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Teedie was not exactly the stuff of greatness: he was small for his size. Delicate. Nervous. Timid. By the time he was ten years old, he had a frail body and weak eyes. He was deviled by asthma, tormented by bullies. His favorite place to be was at home. Some might think that because of these things, Teedie was destined for a ho-hum life. But they would be wrong. For teeedie had a strong mind, as well as endless curiosity and determination. Is that all? No. Teedie also had ideas of his own--lots of them. It wasn't long before the world knew him as Theodore Roosevelt, the youngest president of the United States.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780618179992 (0618179992)
Publish date: April 20th 2009
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
Fun and unique way of telling the life of President Theodore Roosevelt. As it mentions in the title, it spends a lot of time focuses on the youth of Teddy, and I think a lot of kids will find this part of his life interesting. It has great pictures, and a fun way of displaying the text.