![]() The very readable text focuses as much on the men’s enjoyment of the outdoors as on the historical importance of their camping trip. Returning to Washington, the president pushed to pass the laws that created national parks and forests as well as wildlife sanctuaries. The president asked Muir to take him camping in the Yosemite wilderness, and two months later, Roosevelt followed his knowledgeable guide into the mountains, through the valley, and among the giant sequoia trees. In 1903, Theodore Roosevelt read John Muir’s book on the Sierra Nevada, which ended with a plea for government to save the vanishing forests. “Teedie and Johnnie didn’t have much in common-but they shared a love of the outdoors. Publisher: Dial Books for Young Reader (2012) So I immediately got a copy of the book and, since this is Perfect Picture Book Friday, I decided to share it with all of you. Better than that, I will get writing advice from her! I will get to meet this amazing nonfiction picture book writer. And then one of my critique buddies suggested I read a particular book as a mentor text: The Camping Trip That Changed America, written by Barb Rosenstock.īarb Rosenstock? Oh my goodness! She’s going to be at the WOW Retreat in July. ![]() I’ve been writing a picture book story about a camping trip one of our Presidents took with several special friends. ![]()
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