A Boy Named Fdr
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A Boy Named Fdr
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Author : Kathleen Krull
language : en
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Release Date : 2013-04-24
A Boy Named Fdr written by Kathleen Krull and has been published by Knopf Books for Young Readers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-24 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Franklin D. Roosevelt was born into one of the wealthiest families in America, yet this ultimate rich kid grew up to do more for ordinary Americans than any other president. This appealing picture book biography shows how, from childhood on, FDR was compassionate, cheerful, determined, and enormously likable. Though he had private tutors as a young boy and later attended an elite boys' school, he played pranks and had down-to-earth fun just like any boy today. Kathleen Krull's animated picture book biography focuses on FDR's childhood years through his entry as a young man into politics and his battle with polio. A summary of his achievements as president and a chronology of his life are included. The well-researched text and the evocative illustrations by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher provide an inspiring introduction to one of our greatest presidents.
Warm Springs
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Author : Susan Richards Shreve
language : en
Publisher: HMH
Release Date : 2008-06-10
Warm Springs written by Susan Richards Shreve and has been published by HMH this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-06-10 with Health & Fitness categories.
An “engrossing” memoir of finding comfort, company—and mischief—at the famed Georgia retreat for children with polio (Maureen Corrigan, NPR’s Fresh Air). Just after her eleventh birthday, Susan Richards Shreve was sent to the Polio Foundation in Warm Springs, Georgia. Famously founded by Franklin Delano Roosevelt after he was disabled by the disease himself, the haven would be her home, off and on, for the next two years. In this piercingly honest memoir, Shreve recaptures her early adolescence, as well as an era of American life gripped by a fearful epidemic. At Warm Springs, Shreve found herself in a community of similarly afflicted children, and for the first time she was one of the gang. Away from her protective mother, she became a feisty troublemaker and an outspoken ringleader. She navigated first love, rocky friendships, religious questions, and family tensions—and experienced healing of all kinds. During her stay, the Salk vaccine would be discovered, ensuring that Shreve would be among the last Americans to have suffered childhood polio. “This sensitive, beautifully written memoir can stand on its own as a glimpse into an era of suffering, and as a testimony to the human spirit.” —The Atlanta Journal-Constitution “Shreve succeeds at the difficult task of recapturing, and communicating, what it was like to be young.” —People “Part memoir, part confession, part mediation on both polio and the president who made it a national cause, Warm Springs unflinchingly illuminates an iconic moment in American history.” —O, The Oprah Magazine
The Man He Became
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Author : James Tobin
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2014-09-02
The Man He Became written by James Tobin and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-02 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"When polio paralyzed Franklin Roosevelt at thirty-nine, people wept to think that the young man of golden promise must live out his days as a helpless invalid. He never again walked on his own. But in just over a decade, he had regained his strength and seized the presidency. This was the most remarkable comeback in the history of American politics. And, as author James Tobin shows, it was the pivot of Roosevelt's life--the triumphant struggle that tempered and revealed his true character. With enormous ambition, canny resourcefulness, and sheer grit, FDR willed himself back into contention and turned personal disaster to his political advantage. Tobin's dramatic account of Roosevelt's ordeal and victory offers central insights into the forging of one of our greatest presidents"--
Franklin D Roosevelt
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Author : Robert Dallek
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2017-11-02
Franklin D Roosevelt written by Robert Dallek and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-02 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
From the acclaimed author of John F. Kennedy: An Unfinished Life, the biography of one of America's greatest presidents, Franklin D. Roosevelt. Roosevelt was the only American president ever to serve four terms. He came from the highest echelons of American society, and though progressively incapacitated by polio from the age of thirty-nine, never showed the slightest self-pity, refusing to allow the disease to constrain his ambition or his place in public life. During the Depression of the 1930s he became the foremost presidential champion of the needy, instituted the famous New Deal and brought about revolutionary changes in America's social and political institutions. Two years into the Second World War he persuaded Americans that it was their unavoidable duty to fight, and brought about a profound reversal in the country's foreign policy. During that titanic conflict he formed a unique friendship with Winston Churchill, and became the central figure in the Western Alliance. Dallek attributes FDR's success to two remarkable political insights. First, more than any other president, he understood that effectiveness in American politics depended on building a national consensus and commanding stable long-term popular support. Second, he made the presidency the central, most influential institution in modern America's political system. In addressing the country's international and domestic problems, Roosevelt recognized the vital importance of remaining closely attentive to the full range of public sentiment around the decisions made by government-perhaps his most enduring lesson in effective leadership. In an era of national and international division, there could be no more timely biography of America's preeminent twentieth-century leader than one that demonstrates his unparalleled ability as a uniter and consensus maker.
The Boy On Fairfield Street
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Author : Kathleen Krull
language : en
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Release Date : 2011-03-02
The Boy On Fairfield Street written by Kathleen Krull and has been published by Random House Books for Young Readers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-02 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Award-winning author Kathleen Krull zeros in on the formative first 22 years of the life of Ted Geisel. This is the first picture book biography of Dr. Seuss, written especially for his young fans who want to know what made him tick. The animals in the zoo that his father ran and his fondness for drawing them, the injustices he suffered as the child of German immigrants, and his inherent sense of humor all fed into the imagination of this boy. He was a square peg in a round hole until he found that he could make a living doing exactly what he pleased—doodling and writing funny things about the world as he saw it. The last section of the book outlines the important events in his adult life. In addition to the evocative paintings by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher, the book is profusely decorated with art from Dr. Seuss books.
Franklin D Roosevelt
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Author : Erin Edison
language : en
Publisher: Capstone
Release Date : 2014
Franklin D Roosevelt written by Erin Edison and has been published by Capstone this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
"Simple text and full-color photographs describe the life of Franklin D. Roosevelt."--
No Ordinary Time
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Author : Doris Kearns Goodwin
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2013-11-05
No Ordinary Time written by Doris Kearns Goodwin and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-05 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Examines the distinct leadership roles of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt during the war years and discusses the dynamics of their marriage.
Before Franklin D Roosevelt Was President
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Author : Michael Rajczak
language : en
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Release Date : 2018-12-15
Before Franklin D Roosevelt Was President written by Michael Rajczak and has been published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt's deep admiration for distant cousin Theodore Roosevelt guided him into politics. Roosevelt rose quickly in New York political circles. Then, he was stricken with paralysis from the waist down, but this didn't stop his ambitions. This thought-provoking pre-presidential biography, full of fascinating facts like these, describes the remarkable and vivacious man who would guide the nation through World War II. Noteworthy photographs and interesting fact boxes add to the accessible text's appeal.
Bully Boy
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Author : Jim Powell
language : en
Publisher: Forum Books
Release Date : 2006-08-08
Bully Boy written by Jim Powell and has been published by Forum Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-08-08 with History categories.
What Hath TR Wrought? “I don’t think that any harm comes from the concentration of power in one man’s hands.” —Theodore Roosevelt The notion that Theodore Roosevelt was one of America’s greatest presidents is literally carved in stone—right up there on Mount Rushmore. But as historian Jim Powell shows in the refreshingly original Bully Boy, Roosevelt’s toothy grin, outsized personality, colossal energy, and fascinating life story have obscured what he actually did as president. And what Roosevelt did severely damaged the United States. Until now, no historian has thoroughly rebutted the adulation so widely accorded to TR. Powell digs beneath the surface to expose the harm Roosevelt did to the country in his own era. More important, he examines the lasting consequences of Roosevelt’s actions—the legacies of big government, expanded presidential power, and foreign interventionism that plague us today. Bully Boy reveals: • How Roosevelt, the celebrated “trust-buster,” actually promoted monopolies • How this self-proclaimed champion of conservation caused untold environmental destruction • How TR expanded presidential power and brought us big government • How he heralded in the era of government regulation, handicapping employers, destroying jobs, and harming consumers • How he established the dangerous precedent of pushing America into other people’s wars even when our own national interests aren’t at stake • How this crusader for “pure food” launched loony campaigns against margarine, corn syrup, and Coca-Cola • How Roosevelt inspired the campaign to enact a federal income tax that was supposedly a tax on the rich but became a people’s tax Bully Boy is both a groundbreaking look at a pivotal time in America’s history and a powerful explanation of how so many of our modern troubles began.
Linking Picture Book Biographies To National Content Standards
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Author : Liz Deskins
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2015-11-23
Linking Picture Book Biographies To National Content Standards written by Liz Deskins and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-23 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Presenting beautifully illustrated picture book biographies, this book pairs narrative nonfiction biographies rich in language and illustrations with national content standards in the social studies, science, and the arts. The current focus on promoting nonfiction reading at all ages has brought to attention the value of narrative nonfiction in the form of new picture book biographies. But which of the thousands of these types of titles will have maximum teaching impact and be interesting to students? This book identifies the "best of the best" in new picture book biographies that are rich in language and illustrations and best support national content standards in science, social studies, and the arts. Written by authors with a combined experience of more than 50 years in teaching as well as extensive knowledge of children's literature and the review of such books, the book provides—in a single resource—the best in recently published picture book biographies that rely on primary and secondary sources, the best in storytelling styles, and the most engaging illustrations. The unit and lesson ideas within can be used as is or modified as needed. The selected biographies enable connections between the stories of individuals' lives in history and required areas of study.