Being Teddy Roosevelt

RileyO’RourkeiswritinghisreportonPresidentTeddyRooseveltinpreparationforthefourth-gradebiographytea,buthehasafarmoreimportantgoal:togetasaxophonesohecantakeinstrumentalmusic.Hismothercan’taffordtorenthimasax,andhe’ssurehe’llneversaveupenoughmoneytobuyone.ButasRileylearnsmoreaboutRoosevelt’s“bully”spirit,herealizesthattherejustmightbeawaytosolvehisproblemafterall.
 
Thissparklingstoryabouttheinfluenceofimportanthistoricalfiguresisenhancedbytender,insightfulillustrations.