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The camping trip that changed America : Theodore Roosevelt, John Muir, and our national parks Cover Image Book Book

The camping trip that changed America : Theodore Roosevelt, John Muir, and our national parks / by Barb Rosenstock ; illustrated by Mordicai Gerstein.

Rosenstock, Barb. (Author). Gerstein, Mordicai, (illustrator.).

Record details

  • ISBN: 0803737106 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 9780803737105 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 9780803737105
  • ISBN: 0803737106
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
  • Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Dial Books for Young Readers, ©2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary, etc.:
Offers insight into the camping trip that President Theodore Roosevelt and naturalist John Muir took to the redwoods of Yosemite in 1903, during which the two men had experiences and conversations that eventually contributed to the establishment of national parks in the United States.
Target Audience Note:
Elementary Grade.
Awards Note:
Charter Oak Children’s Book Award (COCBA) Nominee, 2014-2015.

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Subject: Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 > Travel > California > Yosemite Valley > Juvenile literature.
Muir, John, 1838-1914 > Juvenile literature.
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 > Travel > California > Yosemite Valley.
Muir, John, 1838-1914.
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 > Travel.
Muir, John, 1838-1914.
Yosemite National Park (Calif.) > History > Juvenile literature.
National parks and reserves > United States > History > Juvenile literature.
Environmentalism > United States > History > Juvenile literature.
Yosemite National Park (Calif.) > History.
National parks and reserves > History.
Environmentalism > History.
Yosemite National Park (Calif.) > History.
National parks and reserves > United States > History.
Environmental protection > United States > History.
Muir, John, 1838-1914.
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
Environmentalism.
National parks and reserves.
Travel.
California > Yosemite National Park.
California > Yosemite Valley.
United States.
Roosevelt, Theodore, > Travel > California > Yosemite Valley.
Muir, John,
National parks and reserves > History > United States > Juvenile literature.
Environmentalism > History > United States > Juvenile literature.
Yosemite National Park (Calif.) > History.
Genre: Picture books for children.
History.
Juvenile works.
Picture books.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Silas Bronson Library.

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