Awards

• Short-listed for Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award 2009
• Short-listed for Land of Enchantment Book Award (Children's) 2009
• Short-listed for Rhode Island Children's Book Awards 2009
• Short-listed for Sequoyah Book Awards (Children's) 2010

Overview

Riley O'Rourke is writing his report on President Teddy Roosevelt in preparation for the fourth-grade biography tea, but he has a far more important goal: to get a saxophone so he can take instrumental music. His mother can't afford to rent him a sax, and he's sure he'll never save up enough money to buy one. But as Riley learns more about Roosevelt's bully spirit, he realizes that there just might be a way to solve his problem after all. Claudia Mills' sparkling story about the influence of important historical figures is enhanced by tender, insightful illustrations. Being Teddy Roosevelt is a 2008 Bank Street--Best Children's Book of the Year.

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9780374306571

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Reviews

Mills writes with such a light, humorous touch that many scenes beg to be read aloud. Much information is subtly woven in to the narrative, and the gathering of world leaders at the tea is a sight to behold. Kirkus Reviews Enriched by its portrait of grade-school friendships and goofy classroom happenings. Booklist Bully for Riley and bully for Mills for writing a timely, comfortable school story filled with likable fourth graders. The Horn Book Children will appreciate this gentle lesson about achieving a goal. School Library Journal Mills introduces an ingenious, likable lad. Alley's animated art enhances the tale's humor and helps capture the characters' diverse personalities. Publishers Weekly A clever lead-in to a biographies unit, and the classroom, social, and family dynamics will be warmly and wryly familiar to middle-grade readers. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Mills offers her usual sparking humor and insight in this appealing story. Buffalo News

Enriched by its portrait of grade-school friendships and goofy classroom happenings. -- Booklist Mills writes with such a light, humorous touch that many scenes beg to be read aloud. Much information is subtly woven in to the narrative, and the gathering of world leaders at the tea is a sight to behold. -- Kirkus Reviews Enriched by its portrait of grade-school friendships and goofy classroom happenings. -- Booklist Bully for Riley and bully for Mills for writing a timely, comfortable school story filled with likable fourth graders. -- The Horn Book Children will appreciate this gentle lesson about achieving a goal. -School Library Journal Mills introduces an ingenious, likable lad. Alley's animated art enhances the tale's humor and helps capture the characters' diverse personalities. -- Publishers Weekly A clever lead-in to a biographies unit, and the classroom, social, and family dynamics will be warmly and wryly familiar to middle-grade readers. -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Mills offers her usual sparking humor and insight in this appealing story. -- Buffalo News Mills writes with such a light, humorous touch that many scenes beg to be read aloud. Much information is subtly woven in to the narrative, and the gathering of world leaders at the tea is a sight to behold. --Kirkus Reviews Enriched by its portrait of grade-school friendships and goofy classroom happenings. --Booklist Bully for Riley and bully for Mills for writing a timely, comfortable school story filled with likable fourth graders. --The Horn Book Children will appreciate this gentle lesson about achieving a goal. --School Library Journal Mills introduces an ingenious, likable lad. Alley's animated art enhances the tale's humor and helps capture the characters' diverse personalities. --Publishers Weekly A clever lead-in to a biographies unit, and the classroom, social, and family dynamics will be warmly and wryly familiar to middle-grade readers. --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Mills offers her usual sparking humor and insight in this appealing story. --Buffalo News Mills writes with such a light, humorous touch that many scenes beg to be read aloud. Much information is subtly woven in to the narrative, and the gathering of world leaders at the tea is a sight to behold. Kirkus Reviews Enriched by its portrait of grade-school friendships and goofy classroom happenings. Booklist Bully for Riley and bully for Mills for writing a timely, comfortable school story filled with likable fourth graders. The Horn Book Children will appreciate this gentle lesson about achieving a goal. School Library Journal Mills introduces an ingenious, likable lad. Alley's animated art enhances the tale's humor and helps capture the characters' diverse personalities. Publishers Weekly A clever lead-in to a biographies unit, and the classroom, social, and family dynamics will be warmly and wryly familiar to middle-grade readers. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Mills offers her usual sparking humor and insight in this appealing story. Buffalo News Mills writes with such a light, humorous touch that many scenes beg to be read aloud. Much information is subtly woven in to the narrative, and the gathering of world leaders at the tea is a sight to behold. Kirkus Reviews Enriched by its portrait of grade-school friendships and goofy classroom happenings. Booklist Bully for Riley and bully for Mills for writing a timely, comfortable school story filled with likable fourth graders. The Horn Book Children will appreciate this gentle lesson about achieving a goal. School Library Journal Mills introduces an ingenious, likable lad. Alley's animated art enhances the tale's humor and helps capture the characters' diverse personalities. Publishers Weekly A clever lead-in to a biographies unit, and the classroom, social, and family dynamics will be warmly and wryly familiar to middle-grade readers. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Mills offers her usual sparking humor and insight in this appealing story. Buffalo News

Mills writes with such a light, humorous touch that many scenes beg to be read aloud. Much information is subtly woven in to the narrative, and the gathering of world leaders at the tea is a sight to behold. -- Kirkus Reviews Enriched by its portrait of grade-school friendships and goofy classroom happenings. -- Booklist Bully for Riley and bully for Mills for writing a timely, comfortable school story filled with likable fourth graders. -- The Horn Book Children will appreciate this gentle lesson about achieving a goal. -School Library Journal Mills introduces an ingenious, likable lad. Alley's animated art enhances the tale's humor and helps capture the characters' diverse personalities. -- Publishers Weekly A clever lead-in to a biographies unit, and the classroom, social, and family dynamics will be warmly and wryly familiar to middle-grade readers. -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Mills offers her usual sparking humor and insight in this appealing story. -- Buffalo News

Author Information

CLAUDIA MILLS lives in Boulder, Colorado, and is the author of the popular 7 x 9 = Trouble!, an ALA Notable Book. R. W. ALLEY is the illustrator of Ziggy's Blue-Ribbon Day by Claudia Mills. He lives in Barrington, Rhode Island.

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