This is a beautifully designed picture book about Theodore Roosevelt's daughter. Both girls, ages 8 and 4, enjoyed it. I had never heard of Alice. Perhaps that is just as well. She sounds like a rebellious character we would have been watching on TMZ. However, any character study leads to discussion of the time period. She drove her own car, maximized on her father's success and joined a diplomatic voyage around the world, during which she jumped into the pool fully clothed. She is reported to have said it would have been scandalous if she had not been clothed!
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