Theodore Roosevelt by Rebecca Pettiford is part of a Blastoff Readers series of the American Presidents. This set is geared towards kindergarten through grade 3, with short sentences, bright color photographs, and bolded vocabulary words. Each book is 24 pages and starts with a table of contents a short description of the former president.

This book includes not only a table of contents, but also headings, bolded words, glossary, index, and labeled photos – perfect for introducing a president to early elementary through third grade and working with them on identifying non-fiction text features. 

Each section includes several short sentences and a photograph describing the president’s background is (p. 6) and their time in office (p.12). 

This book is a good, biography of the Theodore Roosevelt. The photos show different parts of the former president’s life, although all are tinted green. I love the timeline page (p. 19) as it summarizes the points talked about in the book.

This series also includes a page referring you to Factsurfer (factsurfer.com) for additional kid friendly web sources. I liked this website and feel like it would be a great place for your beginning researchers to find online sources, or broaden their knowledge base. At the website you type in the title of your book, click the picture of the book cover that pops up, and then are given three age appropriate sites to go to for more information. 

I find these Blastoff Readers a go-to in my library because I know I can count on them for their eye-catching covers and photos, their quality, and their consistency in content and readability. 

If you need books for elementary students about presidents, I recommend adding this book to your library collection.