What to do about Alice? : how Alice Roosevelt broke the rules, charmed the world, and drove her father Teddy crazy! / by Barbara Kerley ; illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham.
2008
E757.3 .K47 2008 (Mapit)
Available at Children's Materials Collection
Items
Details
Title
What to do about Alice? : how Alice Roosevelt broke the rules, charmed the world, and drove her father Teddy crazy! / by Barbara Kerley ; illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham.
Author
Kerley, Barbara, author.
Edition
First edition
ISBN
9780439922319
0439922313
0439922313
Published
New York : Scholastic Press, 2008.
Language
English
Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 32 cm
Call Number
E757.3 .K47 2008
Dewey Decimal Classification
973.9092 B
Summary
A brief biography in pictures and simple text of Alice Roosevelt, the daughter of Theodore Roosevelt and his first wife.
Theodore Roosevelt had a small problem. Her name was Alice. Alice Lee Roosevelt was hungry to go places, meet people, do things. Father called it "running riot." Alice called it "eating up the world." Whether she was entertaining important White House visitors with her pet snake or traveling the globe, Alice bucked convention and turned every new experience into an adventure! Brimming with affection and wit, this spirited biography gives readers a peek at family life inside the White House. Prose and pictures spring, gambol, adn two-step across the pages to celebrate a maverick American heroine. -- From amazon.com.
Theodore Roosevelt had a small problem. Her name was Alice. Alice Lee Roosevelt was hungry to go places, meet people, do things. Father called it "running riot." Alice called it "eating up the world." Whether she was entertaining important White House visitors with her pet snake or traveling the globe, Alice bucked convention and turned every new experience into an adventure! Brimming with affection and wit, this spirited biography gives readers a peek at family life inside the White House. Prose and pictures spring, gambol, adn two-step across the pages to celebrate a maverick American heroine. -- From amazon.com.
Audience
AD800L lexile
Awards
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor, 2009.
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2009.
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2009.
Added Author
Fotheringham, Ed, illustrator.
Record Appears in
On-Campus Resources > Books
All Resources
All Resources