Bully for You, Teddy Roosevelt!

Bully for You, Teddy Roosevelt!

by Jean Fritz

Overview

Newbery Honor-winning author and preeminent biographer for young people, Jean Fritz, brings to life our colorful 26th president. Conservationist, hunter, family man, and politician, Teddy Roosevelt commanded the respect and admiration of many who marveled at his energy, drive and achievements.

An ALA Notable Book. A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780698116092
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date: 01/27/1997
Series: Unforgettable Americans Series
Edition description: Reprint
Pages: 128
Sales rank: 368,385
Product dimensions: 4.97(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.36(d)
Lexile: 980L (what's this?)
Age Range: 8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Acclaimed biographer, Jean Fritz, was born in China to American missionaries on November 16, 1915. Living there until she was almost thirteen sparked a lifelong interest in American history.  She wrote about her childhood in China in Homesick, My Own Story, a Newbery Honor Book and winner of the National Book Award.
     Ms. Fritz was the author of forty-five books for children and young people. Many center on historical American figures, gaining her a reputation as the premier author of biographies for children and young people.
     Among the other prestigious awards Ms. Fritz has garnered are: the National Humanities Medal, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, the May Hill Arbuthnot Lecture Award. the Christopher Award, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Non-Fiction Award, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, and many ALA Notable Books of the Year, School Library Journal Best Books of the Year, and ALA Booklist Editors’ Choice Awards.
     She passed away on May 14, 2017.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"This colorful, idiosyncratic President, long a biographers' favorite, has never been portrayed with more beguiling wit, precision, and honesty. An excellent book, one of Fritz's best." —Kirkus Reviews 

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