This was my favorite non-fiction book that I read this week! This book was about how President Roosevelt came to the decision to make Yosemite a National Forest. President Roosevelt and John Muir could not have been more different. Roosevelt grew up wealthy and privileged while John Muir grew up poor. Both men loved the wilderness and when PResident Roosevelt saw a letter from Muir asking the government for help in protecting trees Roosevelt knew he wanted to help. Roosevelt writes Muir a letter asking him to take him camping for four days, if he can prove his case President Roosevelt will personally see that he get the help he needs protecting the trees.
This book was very interesting and I learned so much from it. I think the reason that I loved it so much was because it read very much like a regular fiction picture book. The author did an awesome job telling this important story and made it interesting so that the students would totally be able to stay engaged. The book would be great for fifth graders when they learn about US History! The illustrator did a great job on the pictures as well. The illustrations were very detailed and went along so well with the story.
The author told some very interesting stories from John Muir. My favorite one was when John met his first Grizzly Bear. He told President Roosevelt that he had to stay still for hours until the bear finally left him alone. We have this camping trip to thank for some of the most gorgeous places to visit in the United States. We can go see not only Yosemite National Forest, but the Grand Canyon as well. I also found it interesting that President Roosevelt and John Muir stayed in touch until their deaths. They slept together under the great Sequoia trees on their camping trip and they are both buried under great trees in their home towns.
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