Franklin Delano Roosevelt for Kids: His Life and Times with 21 Activities (For Kids series)

163 Pages·2007·49.95 MB·English

by  Richard Panchyk

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His Life and Times with 21 Activities
Richard Panchyk
Library of Congress “Decode a Navy Signal Flag Message” activity, page 31, was adapted with permission from Sailors,
Cataloging-in-Publication Data Whalers, Fantastic Sea Voyages by Valerie Petrillo.
Panchyk, Richard. Excerpt on page 79 from A Lifelong Affair: My Passion for People and Politics ©Bethine Church (Francis
Franklin Delano Roosevelt for kids : his Press), reprinted with permission of the author.
life and times with 21 activities / Richard
Cover and interior design: Monica Baziuk
Panchyk. — 1st ed.
Cover images ★ Courtesy Library of Congress: Eleanor Roosevelt, “Little White House,”
p. cm.
migrant family ★ Courtesy Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum: FDR with Fala and
Includes bibliographical references and
girl, young Franklin on pony, soldiers at Normandy, FDR in car ★ Courtesy National Archives: soldiers at
index.
ISBN-13: 978-1-55652-657-2 Iwo Jima, girl conserving tin ★ All other images courtesy of the author.
ISBN-10: 1-55652-657-1 Interior images ★ Courtesy Library of Congress: page 6 (right): LOC HABS NY, 14-HYP, 5-3; page 25:
1. Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin
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Delano), 1882–1945—Juvenile literature.
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2. Presidents—United States—Biography—
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Juvenile literature. 3. Roosevelt family—
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Juvenile literature. 4. United States—Politics
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and government—1933-1945—Juvenile
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literature. 5. Creative activities and seat
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work—Juvenile literature. I. Title.
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Foreword by Tobie Roosevelt (Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr.) viii
Foreword by Senator Edward M. Kennedy ix
Author’s Note x
Acknowledgments xi
TTHHEE RROOOOSSEEVVEELLTTSS OOFF HHYYDDEE PPAARRKK 11
1
Chart Your Cousins 4
Start a Stamp Collection 8
Go Bird-Watching 10
AA PPEENNCCHHAANNTT FFOORR PPOOLLIITTIICCSS 1177
2
Run for Class President 23
Build a Model Ship 27
Decode a Navy Signal Flag Message 31
OOVVEERRCCOOMMIINNGG AALLLL OOBBSSTTAACCLLEESS 3399
3
Be Charitable 45
Stage a Radio Show 52
TTHHEE NNAATTIIOONN AASSKKSS FFOORR AACCTTIIOONN 5599
4
Give a Fireside Chat 64
Beautify Your School 68
Be a WPA Historian 71
Paint a WPA-Style Mural 72
DDEEMMOOCCRRAACCYY IINN PPEERRIILL 8833
5
Collect Roosevelt Stories 94
Perform an Abbott and Costello–Style Routine 97
Ration a Meal 103
Design a War Bond Poster 105
FFIINNAALL VVIICCTTOORRIIEESS 110099
6
Make an Unbreakable, Double-Encoded Message 111
Host a Swing Dance Party 113
Play Charades 117
Participate in a Political Debate 120
FFDDRR’’SS LLEEGGAACCYY 112277
7
Submit Your Idea for a Stamp 131
Places to Visit 139
Bibliography 141
Index 143
TTii mm ee LL ii nn ee
1640s The fi rst Roosevelts arrive in the New World
1828 James Roosevelt (Franklin Roosevelt’s father) born
1856 Sara Delano (Franklin Roosevelt’s mother) born
1882 Franklin Delano Roosevelt born
1884 Anna Eleanor Roosevelt born
1898 Spanish-American War begins
1900 James Roosevelt dies
1901 President William McKinley assassinated; Vice President
Theodore Roosevelt becomes president
1905 Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt are married
1906 Franklin and Eleanor’s fi rst child, Anna Eleanor, born
1910 Franklin Roosevelt elected to the New York State senate
1912 Franklin Roosevelt named assistant secretary of the navy in Woodrow Wilson’s
administration
1914 World War I begins
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1916 Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt’s last child, John, born
1917 United States enters World War I
1919 Theodore Roosevelt dies; Prohibition begins
1920 Democratic nominee for president, James Cox, selects
Franklin Roosevelt as running mate
1921 Franklin Roosevelt paralyzed by polio attack
1928 Franklin Roosevelt elected governor of New York
1929 Stock market crashes
1930 Roosevelt reelected as governor
1932 Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) elected president
1933 Roosevelt implements the New Deal; Prohibition ends
1933 Adolf Hitler named chancellor of Germany
1936 Roosevelt reelected president
1939 Hitler invades Poland; World War II begins
1940 Roosevelt elected to an unprecedented third term
1941 Sara Delano Roosevelt dies
1941 Japanese attack Pearl Harbor; the United States enters World War II
1944 Roosevelt elected to a fourth term
1945 Franklin Delano Roosevelt dies; Harry S. Truman becomes president
1945 The fi rst atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan; World War II ends
1962 Eleanor Roosevelt dies
1997 FDR Memorial opens in Washington, D.C.
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FFoorree wwoorrdd
by Tobie Roosevelt (Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr.)
H
ow could I have ever imagined, as I was growing up, that one day I would carry one of
the most recognizable names in the world? Before we married, I was asked by my future
husband, the son and namesake of the president, if I was sure I wanted to have his name. I
couldn’t imagine what he meant. He explained to Franklin Jr. My husband had a very strong
that for his whole life this mantle had been bond of love and respect with his father.
a weight on his shoulders, and my life would President Roosevelt left an immense legacy.
never be the same once I became Mrs. Frank- In this book you will read the story of FDR’s
lin D. Roosevelt Jr. Wherever FDR Jr. traveled life, including his perseverance in learning to
around the world, people were drawn to him. live with polio. This fi ght gave him strength
He even looked like his father. He would walk and a spirit that he took with him when he
into a room and command attention. was elected president. He brought our country
Though I never had the privilege of meet- through diffi cult times at home and abroad.
ing the president, my husband spoke very lov- He preserved freedom for us to grow and
ingly about his father. He remembered what fl ourish as a nation. FDR showed the ability
fun he had growing up at “Springwood,” the to overcome that which seemed impossible
house in Hyde Park, and spending summers at the time. Strength, optimism, vitality, and
on Campobello Island with his parents and stamina were all characteristics of FDR’s life.
grandmother. One of FDR Jr.’s most cherished As you grow into adulthood, try to incorporate
memories was of sailing with his father. In these four characteristics into your life. Take
spite of his physical handicap, FDR contin- advantage of and learn from FDR’s legacy—set
ued to sail and passed on his love of the sea your sights high and go for your goals.
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