| The First Teddy Bear Contributor(s): Kay, Helen (Author), Detwiler, Susan (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0880451548 ISBN-13: 9780880451543 Publisher: Stemmer House Publishers OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2005 Annotation: New and enlarged edition. The story of how President Theodore Roosevelt showed his compassion and respect for life by not shooting a peaceful black bear on a long anticipated hunting trip. It captured the interest of a newspaper cartoonist who drew the scene showing Teddy Roosevelt and a very small bear and, inspired a candy store owner to send the president a small stuffed bear ? the first teddy bear. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 20th Century - Juvenile Nonfiction | Toys, Dolls & Puppets |
| Dewey: 973.911 |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 7.32" W x 10.8" (0.74 lbs) 38 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Telling the story of the beginnings of the huggable stuffed animal loved by children and grown-ups alike, this is the quintessential book about the teddy bear. The author relates charmingly how each of the four became a father of Teddy and all because a powerful president spared the life of one little bear. |