Franklin D. Roosevelt: U.S. President (Great Achievers : Lives of the Physically Challenged) [Library Binding]

Don Nardo (Author)

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From School Library Journal

Gr 7-10--Two attractive, well-researched volumes. While much of the information can be found elsewhere, the authors here use many quotes and examples to illustrate the hardships and problems Roosevelt and Keller encountered because of their physical challenges. Both books emphasize their subjects' strong personality traits that allowed them to achieve great success in spite of these difficulties. Both titles have excellent-quality black-and-white photos, including a rare one of Roosevelt in a wheelchair. With an easily read yet properly pedagogical style and an objective respect for the two worthy individuals, these biographies should be welcome additions to library shelves.

Phyllis Graves, Creekwood Middle School, Kingwood, TX

Copyright 1996 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 11 and up
  
• Library Binding: 112 pages
• Publisher: Chelsea House Pub (L) (April 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0791024067
• ISBN-13: 978-0791024065
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,506,972 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Don Nardo is a historian and award-winning writer who specializes in the ancient world, especially the civilizations of Greece and Rome. He began as a actor and worked with the National Shakespeare Company before turning to writing screenplays and teleplays and, soon afterward, devoting much of his time to historical research and writing. In the past two decades, he has published nearly two hundred volumes on diverse historical topics. And having earned numerous favorable reviews, he is widely recognized as the country's leading writer of historical works for young adults. He is also versed in various other subjects and as a result is frequently asked by publishers to write books on a number of scientific and literary topics.

Mr. Nardo also composes and arranges orchestral music, having started composing in his early teens. Over the years he has turned out more than eighty musical works, including 2 symphonies, 4 string quartets, several concertos, a film score, incidental music for stage productions, and several commissions, the most recent a double concerto for violin and Portuguese guitar written for two noted musicians. He is also the resident composer and arranger for the Amadis Orchestra, based in Connecticut. For more information, see his official web site at www.nardopublishing.com and his more extensive biography at Wikipedia.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, March 1, 2001

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This review is from: Franklin D. Roosevelt: U.S. President (Great Achievers : Lives of the Physically Challenged) (Library Binding)

Definitely one of the better books out there about President Roosevelt for young people, although the volume is so well organized and well written that it will appeal to most general adult readers as well. The emphasis on Roosevelt's handicap is also highly informative and enlightening.