My Tour of Europe : By Teddy Roosevelt [Library Binding]

Ellen Jackson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 22, 2003 | Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up

Presents illustrated excerpts from the journal kept by ten-year-old Theodore Roosevelt as his family toured Europe.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 1-4-This is a delightful collection of excerpts from 10-year-old Teddy Roosevelt's journal kept during the year he and his family traveled through Europe. Each entry includes the date, location, and a line or two. The Roosevelts traveled mostly in England, France, and Italy but included Antwerp and Berlin in their tour. The world map on the endpapers that pinpoints stops will help children follow the route. In the illustrations, Roosevelt's brother, Ellie, and sister, Conie, are often pictured with him. Youngsters will enjoy the pictures filled with 19th-century details and those of the playful children leapfrogging through Roman ruins and boating in the moonlight. The book concludes with ideas for keeping journals and related activities, and a list of the boy's spelling errors corrected by the editor in the text. This interesting and informative book brings a famous American into focus for children and will be a perfect introduction to journal writing.
Susan Lissim, Dwight School, New York City
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

Gr. 1-3. When Teddy Roosevelt, the boy who would be the twenty-sixth president was 10, his family went abroad to Europe for a year, and he kept a journal. Jackson has edited that journal into very brief entries that retain both Teddy's boyish sense of what's great fun and glimpses his privileged life. Near Liverpool, he cuts his leg while trying to jump over a fence on a donkey. In London, he put his head on the block in the Tower. He enjoyed standing with one leg in Italy and the other in Switzerland on the border of those two countries, and he saw Vesuvius just after Christmas. Brighton's meticulous and historically researched illustrations make a fascinating study. There are notes in the back about keeping a journal, and an amusing list of the words that Teddy had misspelled in his original but that were corrected in this book. A bit more information about Roosevelt's family and later life would have been welcome. GraceAnne DeCandido
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Library Binding: 40 pages
• Publisher: Millbrook Press (January 22, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761325166
• ISBN-13: 978-0761325161
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 9.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,044,053 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fascinating Read, October 23, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: My Tour Of Europe: By Teddy Roosevelt , Age 10 (Hardcover)

It's so fascinating to read the journal of a little boy who became President. This is a captivating and well-written book that gives kids a ton of ideas for keeping a journal for themselves. And if you go to the author's website, she even has excerpts from her own childhood diary to share! A wonderful choice.