Author(s): Claudia Mills,R W Alley
Format: Hardback
No. of Pages: 89
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Language: English
Date Published: 2007-02-20
Dimensions: 137.2 x 195.6 x 15.2mm
Publication City/Country: New York, United States
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Illustrations: Illustrations, unspecified

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 enough 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.