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Camping with the President
Contributor(s): Wadsworth, Ginger (Author), Dugan, Karen (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1590784979     ISBN-13: 9781590784976
Publisher: Calkins Creek Books
OUR PRICE:   $15.29  
Product Type: Hardcover
Published: September 2009
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 20th Century
Dewey: 973.911
LCCN: 2008024155
Lexile Measure: 750
Physical Information: 0.36" H x 9.64" W x 11.16" (0.94 lbs) 32 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
- Catalog Heading - Social Studies
- Curriculum Strand - Social Studies
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 131730
Reading Level: 5.1   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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Publisher Description:
A camping trip with John Muir affects Theodore Roosevelt's decisions on conservation. Imagine a U.S. president on a camping trip. It seems unlikely today, but in May 1903 President Theodore Roosevelt dismissed his Secret Service men to go camping with John Muir, the world-famous naturalist. For three glorious nights and four days in California's Yosemite National Park, the two men talked about birds, giant sequoia trees, glaciers, as well as the importance of preserving wilderness for future generations. They slept under the stars, built blazing campfires, and enjoyed the beauty and the uniqueness of the area. Setting aside new national parks and monuments became one of the cornerstones of Roosevelt's presidency and was a direct result of this camping trip.

Author Ginger Wadsworth and illustrator Karen Dugan carefully researched this true story, a CRA Eureka Nonfiction Children's Silver Honor Book, relying on primary documents and working closely with experts in the field.