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Age Range
6 - 9
Genre
narrative nonfiction
Copyright Year
2012-01-19
Page Count
32
Publisher
Scholastic, Inc
Grade Level
1st - 4th
ISBN
9780545569910
Lexile
740
Themes
nature
national parks

The Camping Trip that Changed America: Theodore Roosevelt, John Muir, and Our National Parks

Written by Barb Rosenstock and Illustrated by Mordicai Gerstein

In 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt joined naturalist John Muir on a trip to Yosemite. Camping by themselves in the uncharted woods, the two men observed natural wonders and had conversations that would ultimately lead to the establishment of the National Parks system. Caldecott Medal winner Mordicai Gerstein captures the majesty of Yosemite in this rendition of a little-known but important story from United States history.

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Age Range
6 - 9
Genre
narrative nonfiction
Copyright Year
2012-01-19
Page Count
32
Publisher
Scholastic, Inc
Grade Level
1st - 4th
ISBN
9780545569910
Lexile
740
Themes
nature
national parks
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