Remember Me: Tomah Joseph's Gift to Franklin Roosevelt (Paperback)

Description

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who would grow up to be the 32nd president of the United States, joyfully spent his boyhood summers on Campobello Island.

There he met Tomah Joseph, a Passamaquoddy elder and former chief who made his living as a guide, birchbark canoe builder, and basket maker. The beautifully decorated birchbark canoe that Tomah Joseph made for Franklin remains at Campobello, a tangible reminder of this special friendship.

• Builds appreciation for history and Native American culture


• Includes additional biographical material about Tomah Joseph and Franklin Delano Roosevelt


• Fountas & Pinnell Level T
  

About the Author

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Donald Soctomah is a member of the Passamaquoddy Tribe, serves as his tribe's representative in the Maine State Legislature, and is the tribal historic preservation officer. He has written seven books about Passamaquoddy history and culture. Donald lives with his family in Indian Township.

Jean Flahive has worked as a consultant for the Passamaquoddy Tribe, rural communities, and nonprofit organizations throughout Maine. She lives in Falmouth, Maine.

MARY BETH OWENS (Newcastle, ME) is an award-winning author and illustrator of children’s books, among them Panda Whispers, Caribou Alphabet, Counting Cranes, and Be Blest: A Celebration of Seasons. She incorporates her passion for the natural world with her enthusiasm for children’s books and teaching art. Research trips have taken her to study caribou in northern Maine, whooping cranes in New Mexico and Texas, sea turtles in Antigua, and marsupials in Australia.

Praise For…

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A stunning book with lovely illustrations.
— The Midwest Book Review

Written by a Passamaquoddy, this story is a wonderful
addition to the growing volume of children's literature that respectfully and
accurately presents Native people to a wider audience.
— Joan Lester, author of History on Birchbark: The Art of Tomah Joseph, Passamaquoddy

Friendship, respect, and learning are the
themes of this marvelous children’s book by Mainers Donald Soctomah and Jean
Flahive . . .  Together they tell a
wonderful story of human kindness.
— Kennebec Journal