Will Rogers-Picture Book # 19

Author: Debbie Dadey
Title: Will Rogers: Larger Than Life
Illustrator: Scott Goto
Readability Score: Grade 1
Theme: the accomplishments of a legend in an exaggerated form
Genre: Fiction
Sub genre: Biography/History
Primary and secondary characters: Will Rogers is the primary character
Awards: N/A
Publishing Company: Walker and Company
Date of Publication: 1999
ISBN:0-8027-8681-2
Summary: This book is obviously written in an exaggeration form as it talks about Will Rogers life. He was three years old when he began to take an interest in roping. He had many trials and ups and downs in his hobby. He often got into trouble for wanting to rope just about everything and everyone. The book takes us through his life, his education, and his working with a bull. He also took an interest in flying airplanes. He even took on the challenge of roping the earth in half, which is how the equator supposedly got its name.

This book is about the history of the famous William Penn Adair Rogers in an exaggerated form. At the end of the book, it actually has the truth to his life and his accomplishments. Students can do a compare and contrast to the actual facts and compare them to their exaggeration. There were many comparisons and metaphors used in the text to describe his actions and him. They could use those forms to talk about it and compare them as a class. This book can also be used to talk about the history of his life in a biographical form.