Wednesday, July 29, 2009

What To Do About Alice?: How Alice Roosevelt Broke the Rules, Charmed the World, and Drove Her Father Teddy Crazy!


Teddy Roosevelt famously said, “I can be President of the United States, or I can control Alice. I can’t possibly do both.” Alice Roosevelt, his oldest child, was hard to contain. She wanted to “eat up the world.” Her idea of watching her siblings in the White House was to teach them how to slide down the stairway on trays. She had a pet snake and monkey that she showed off to visiting dignitaries, and despite her father’s admonition to stay out of the news, she did just the opposite.

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10 comments:

  1. what to do about alcie is story about a girl who mom has deid 2 days before she was born and she donst want people to t5hink oh that poor little girl


    By: Jamie Timpa,, 5th grade

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  2. 2 stars. its ok but not that exciting .
    sophie w.3 grade

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  3. I think it was really good and fun.I give it 5 stars. A.S. 3grade Mrs.Brigdewater

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  4. What To Do About Alice? Is a good book it tells you instring facts about the presedent Teady Rosevelt & Alice Teady Rosevelts daughter.

    Paige 3rd grade

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  5. I thought this book was really funny! I liked it alot! It gave me alot of facts about Alice. It gets 5 stars. Macie S. 3 grade

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  6. it was rated about 7 stars it was so cool though.




    mcs. brigewater 3rd

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  7. I lovse the book what to do about allies.I wish I could meet the auther. I'll give it 4 stars.





    Jordan S. 3 grade

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  8. THis is a great book! ALice really sticks out and is nothing like her fathers expectations.
    Ryan

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  9. What to do about Alice is so fun you can acchuly learn about Alice roseavelt. She realy puts her self out there ill give it 4 stars.Ellington.

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  10. What to do about Alice is a really good book. Alice seems like a cool girl to meet. iwant to meet her. 4stars**** Cassie N.

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