![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The quiet of Roosevelt’s life is shown in deep colors and stillness. Gerstein’s illustrations have a depth to them that nicely captures both the men and the natural beauty. The natural parts of the story are also captured in imagery and distinct moments where the men connect with each other and with the wilderness itself. She captures the differences between the two men clearly but binds them together through their love of the outdoors. ![]() Rosenstock tells this story with a wonderful joy that permeates the entire work. Together the two men dreamed a new dream for the United States and its wild areas, one where they were protected for generations to come. Roosevelt got to see the giant sequoias, listen to Muir’s stories, see valleys carved by glaciers, and awaken under inches of snow. After a few pictures, the two men rode off together with no entourage or photographers along. Roosevelt set out to meet with Muir in Yosemite. So in 1903, when President Roosevelt read a book by John Muir that pleaded for people to save the trees, he couldn’t stop thinking about losing all of the trees in the mountain forests. Teddy Roosevelt and John Muir had little in common growing up except for one thing: they both loved the outdoors and the wilderness. The Camping Trip That Changed America: Theodore Roosevelt, John Muir, and Our National Parks by Barb Rosenstock, illustrated by Mordicai Gerstein ![]()
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