| Franklin Delano Roosevelt Contributor(s): Freedman, Russell (Author) |
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ISBN: 0395629780 ISBN-13: 9780395629789 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $10.40 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 1992 Annotation: "The author of a splendid, Newbery Award-winning Lincoln (1987) uses a similar approach to another monumental figure. The result is a carefully researched biography, extended by a wealth of well-chosen b&w photos presented with clarity and precision . . . easily the best biography of its subject available at this level".--Kirkus Reviews, pointer review. 125 archival photos and prints. NCTE Orbis Pictus Award; ALA Notable Children's Book; YASD Best Book for Young Adults; Booklist Editors' Choice; Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies; IRA Teachers' Choice; School Library Journal Best Book of the Year; Booklist Editors' Choice. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Political - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Presidents & First Families (u.s.) - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 89034986 |
| Lexile Measure: 1070 |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 7.52" W x 9.02" (1.31 lbs) 200 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Sex & Gender - Masculine |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 6982 Reading Level: 8.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Traces the life of Franklin Delano Roosevelt from his birth in 1882 through his youth, early political career, and presidency to his death in Warm Springs, Georgia, in 1945. |
Contributor Bio(s): Freedman, Russell: - RUSSELL FREEDMAN received the Newbery Medal for Lincoln: A Photobiography. He is also the recipient of three Newbery Honors, a National Humanities Medal, the Sibert Medal, the Orbis Pictus Award, and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, and was selected to give the 2006 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture. Mr. Freedman lives in New York City and travels widely to research his books. |