Who Was Franklin Roosevelt?
Who Was Franklin Roosevelt?
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Who Was Franklin Roosevelt?

Written by Margaret Frith and Who HQ & illustrated by John O'Brien
Part of the Who Was . . . ? Book Series
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$5.99
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8 - 11
Reading age
105
Page count
70
Words per page
710L
Lexile measure
Jan 7, 2010
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Although polio left him wheelchair bound, Franklin Delano Roosevelt took office during the Great Depression and served as president during World War II. Elected four times, he spent thirteen years in the White House. How he led the country through tremendously difficult problems, much like the ones facing America today, makes for a timely and engrossing biography.

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Topics

AmericaUS Presidents20th centurypoliticsWorld War IIthe Great Depressionleadership

Genres

nonfictionhistorical nonfiction(auto)biography

Locations

United States

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780448453460
    Publication Date
    January 7, 2010
    Publisher
    Penguin Workshop
    Original Publication Date
    December 17, 2009
    Page Count
    105
    Words Per Page
    70
    Audience
    Juvenile Reader
    Reading Age
    8 - 11 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2009023143
    Lexile® Level
    710L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~Q
    ATOS® Book Level
    5
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    1
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    135131
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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