{"id":23298,"date":"2014-03-31T21:07:35","date_gmt":"2014-04-01T01:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=23298"},"modified":"2014-03-31T21:07:35","modified_gmt":"2014-04-01T01:07:35","slug":"review-of-to-dare-mighty-things-by-doreen-rappaport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=23298","title":{"rendered":"Review of To Dare Mighty Things, by Doreen Rappaport"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>To Dare Mighty Things<\/p>\n

The Life of Theodore Roosevelt<\/em><\/p>\n

by Doreen Rappaport
\nillustrated by C. F. Payne<\/p>\n

Disney Hyperion Books, New York, 2013. 44 pages.
\nStarred Review<\/p>\n

This book does exactly what a picture book biography should do. It gives the reader a fantastic introduction to the life of a great man. There are big, beautiful pictures, showing active scenes. The text covers the highlights of his life, beginning with his curious childhood. I especially like the quotations featured on each page, in large bold print.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s text from a two-page spread about his childhood. The quotations are much larger than the rest of the text.<\/p>\n

Teedie stuffed hedgehogs into drawers.
\nSometimes they escaped.
\nGuests were warned to check water pitchers for snakes before pouring.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has to be watched all the time,\u201d his mother told his father.<\/p>\n

He illustrated and wrote books about ants, spiders, ladybugs, fireflies, hawks, minnows, and crayfish.
\nHis fingers were always stained with ink.
\nHe collected animal and bird specimens and created a museum in his room.
\nHe smelled. The whole house smelled.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll growing boys tend to be grubby; but the ornithological boy is the grubbiest of all.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Of course, with the cover image simply the head of Theodore Roosevelt, I\u2019d love to see people pose with the book in front of their face.<\/p>\n

This is an accessible book for young children, giving them an overview of Theodore Roosevelt\u2019s life and work in a beautiful package that will catch anyone\u2019s interest.<\/p>\n

doreenrappaport.com<\/a>
\ncfpayne.com<\/a>
\ndisneyhyperionbooks.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Source: This review is based on a library book from Fairfax County Public Library.<\/p>\n

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