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    Teddy Roosevelt and the Treasure of Ursa Major
    Teddy Roosevelt and the Treasure of Ursa Major
    Teddy Roosevelt and the Treasure of Ursa Major
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    Teddy Roosevelt and the Treasure of Ursa Major

    By Kennedy Center, The, Ard Hoyt and Laura Bush

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    Imagine if you lived in the White House! The first book centers around three of Theodore Roosevelt's children, Kermit, Ethel and Archie. Their mother is away and they are left in the charge of a comical nanny named Mrs. Duffit and their President father, who is very preoccupied with the visit from a quirky Russian Ambassador, Count Cassini. Eager to keep the children out of trouble, President Roosevelt sends his children on a treasure hunt--just like Treasure Island, only in the White House. There are mysteries popping out of Dolley Madison paintings and strange goings-on in the attic--and the result is a rollicking good time and a crash course in American history too. Ron Kidd has masterfully adapted the script from the original play into a novel for us, and Ard Hoyt's playful illustrations are interspersed throughout.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
    Release dateJan 4, 2011
    ISBN9781442417243
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      Teddy Roosevelt and the Treasure of Ursa Major - Kennedy Center, The

      Teddy Roosevelt

      and the Treasure of Ursa Major

      SIMON & SCHUSTER BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS

      An imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division

      1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020

      www.SimonandSchuster.com

      This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real locales are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination, and any resemblance to actual events

      or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

      Copyright © 2008 by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

      All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction

      in whole or in part in any form. • Adapted by Ronald Kidd

      Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers is a trademark of Simon & Schuster, Inc.

      The Simon & Schuster Speakers Bureau can bring authors to your live event. For more information or to book an event, contact the Simon & Schuster Speakers Bureau at 1-866-248-3049 or visit our website at www.simonspeakers.com.

      Also available in an Aladdin hardcover edition

      Book design by Lisa Vega • The text for this book is set in Sabon.

      The illustrations for this book are rendered in pen and ink.

      Manufactured in the United States of America • 1210 OFF

      First Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers paperback edition January 2011

      2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1

      The Library of Congress has cataloged the hardcover edition as follows:

      Kidd, Ronald.

      Teddy Roosevelt and the treasure of Ursa Major/adapted by Ronald Kidd; illustrated by Ard Hoyt.

      p. cm.—(The Kennedy Center presents: Capital kids)

      From a play [by Tom Isbell] commissioned by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the White House Historical Association.

      Summary: President Theodore Roosevelt’s children search for

      clues to a hidden treasure in the White House.

      ISBN 978-1-4169-4857-5 (hc)

      1.Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858–1919—Family—Juvenile Fiction. [1. Roosevelt, Theofore, 1858–1919—Family—Fiction. 2. White House (Washington, D.C.)—Fiction. 3. Buried treasure—Fiction. 4. Brothers and sisters—Fiction.]

      I. Hoyt, Ard, ill. II.Isbell, Tom, 1957– III. Title.

      PZ7.K5315Te2008 • [Fic]—dc22 • 2007025430

      ISBN 978-1-4169-4860-5 (pbk) • ISBN 978-1-4424-1724-3 (eBook)

      This book is based on the play of the same name, written by Tom Isbell,

      which was co-commissioned and co-produced by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the White House Historical Asociation.

      It was produced in the Kennedy Center Family Theater in the fall of 2006.

      This series is dedicated to Debra

      Hansen with eternal gratitude for

         sharing a bit of your vast talent with

         me and for being my grandmother.

      —A. H.

      Contents

      Foreword

      1. The Haunted House

      2. Yo-Ho-Ho!

      3. A Treasure Map

      4. The Resolute

      5. The White House in Flames

      6. Mrs. Duffit’s Secret

      7. The Ghost

      8. Another Mystery

      9. Shadows on the Wall

      10. Dust and Cobwebs

      11. The Treasure

      12. A Great Adventure

      Teddy Roosevelt and the Treasure of Ursa Major

      If your home could talk, what secrets would it tell? What would it say about the people who lived there before you, in the rooms where you now eat, sleep, and play? Would your home reveal the mysteries hidden beneath its floorboards, and within its walls? What if its most closely guarded secret was . . . buried treasure?

      In Teddy Roosevelt and the Treasure of Ursa Major, you’ll follow three adventurous children as they unravel the mysteries of their home. You’ll decipher clues alongside Kermit, Ethel, and Archie Roosevelt—the children of President Theodore Roosevelt. And their home just happens to be one of the most famous buildings in the world—the White House!

      During your search, you’ll read about what it was like for Kermit, Ethel, and Archie to grow up in the Roosevelt household, with their exotic pets and their hilarious antics. You’ll learn about their father, one of America’s most respected conservationists, war heroes, peacemakers, and presidents. And you’ll discover fascinating stories of the White House—stories that, like the beautiful home itself, belong to all Americans.

      President Bush and I are inspired by the history we see around us every day in the White House, including many of the rooms, paintings, and artifacts you’ll read about in this book. In fact, when the Roosevelt children find an early clue in their father’s desk, they’re investigating a historic piece of furniture still used by U.S. presidents—including President Bush—to this day.

      Teddy Roosevelt and the Treasure of Ursa Major tells the stories of many extraordinary Americans who’ve called the White House home. But as you’ll soon discover, presidents, first ladies, and their

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