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Reviewed on March 1, 2006
Gr 2-6 This handsome, well-researched biography is as dignified as its subject. Using a spare, readable style, the author captures Roosevelt -s spirit and determination. Frequent childhood illness and a fascination with animals and the natural world made Roosevelt an avid reader. Nevertheless, he traversed the globe with his family: -By age fifteen -&I had hunted jackals on horseback, climbed the Great Pyramid, and peered into a volcano. - Beginning with the diary he kept at age 10, he wrote 35 books in his lifetime. H...Log In or Sign Up to Read More