Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Zusatztext "It's the photo essay at its best." Booklist, ALA, Starred Review Informationen zum Autor Russell Freedman received the Newbery Medal for LINCOLN: A PHOTOBIOGRAPHY. He is also the recipient of three Newbery Honors, the Sibert Medal, 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. Klappentext "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. Zusammenfassung 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.

Product details

• Authors: Russell Freedman
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 10 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.08.1992
• EAN: 9780395629789
• ISBN: 978-0-395-62978-9
• Dimensions: 197 mm x 229 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > General, reference works; Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools; JUVENILE NONFICTION: History / United States / 20th Century, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Biography & Autobiography / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Biography & Autobiography / Historical, JUVENILE NONFICTION: History / United States / 19th Century, JUVENILE NONFICTION: History / United States / 21st Century, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Technology / Inventions, JUVENILE NONFICTION: History / United States / State & Local, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Technology / General