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It's hard to believe since I am a Teacher Librarian, but I am in my first adult book club. Our first book is about Teddy Roosevelt traveling and exploring a tributary to the Amazon River. Being that we are in Ecuador and to the East of Quito is the Amazon.
My passion is fiction...nonfiction books unless it is a cookbook, have always been a challenge for me to read. "The River of Doubt" was no different for me. I found parts that intrigued me and kept me going, but overall I kept wishing there was a movie. However, I can see myself referring back to certain sections that shared in detail natural history of this bio diverse region of the world.
Here are a few links to some extra information about the book and Teddy Roosevelt.
Reading Group Guide
Article from Time Magazine about expedition
Part one of a video series on the expedition
Biography on President Teddy Roosevelt...kinda long, but very interesting.
NPR story tracing the expedition on The River of Doubt
And lastly, National Geographic channel did a series of shows on the fish along the Rio Roosevelt. You can find information about it here.
Happy Reading,
Mrs. G-M
