The Camping Trip that Changed America:
Theodore Roosevelt, John Muir, and our National Parks
By Barb Rosenstock
Illustrated by Mordicai Gerstein
Dial Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 978-0-803-73710-5
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President Theodore Roosevelt (Teedie) and conservationist John Muir (Johnnie) have almost nothing in common. So when Teedie asks Johnnie to take him camping for three days in the Yosemite mountains, no one realizes that their new friendship will change the way our country looks at nature forever.
What if we could save the forests for all the children to come?
Back matter includes quotations, author’s note and sources.
Awards & Honors
- California Library Association Beatty Award
- Parent’s Choice Award – silver medalist
- Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People/CBC/NCSS
- BookList Top Ten Books on the Environment for Youth
- Chicago Public Library “Best of the Best” List
- Washington D.C. Capitol Choice List
- Bank Street Best Books of the Year
- Junior Library Guild
- State award lists: Wyoming, Michigan, New Mexico, Illinois, Maryland, South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia and Utah
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Reviews
“A little known bit of history accessible for younger readers.”
Starred Review, School Library Journal
“Wonderfully simple, sweet and engaging”
—Kirkus Reviews
“A compelling account”
—The Horn Book
