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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Contributor(s): Freedman, Russell (Author)

ISBN: 0395629780 ISBN-13: 9780395629789
Publisher: Clarion Books

OUR PRICE: $10.40

Binding 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

Age Level: 10-12

Grade Level: 5-7

Lexile Measure: 1070(Not Available)

Physical Information: 0.55" H x 7.52" W x 9.02" L (1.31 lbs) 200 pages

Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1940's
- Sex & Gender - Masculine

Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents

Review Citations: Christian Retailing 08/23/2004 pg. 38
Publishers Weekly 06/01/1992
Publishers Weekly 06/15/1992

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.

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