This is Angela Odell and you are listening to real cool history for kids.

A podcast show featuring history told from a distinctly biblical world view perspective.

Welcome to an adventure.

Welcome to episode 64 of real cool history for kids.

This episode is for Hannah McCormick, who wanted to hear a story about Theodore Roosevelt.

Hey Hannah, this one's for you.

In this episode for Hannah, we will be hearing the story of a particularly interesting American.

This guy is one of the most famous and colorful characters in our history.

Theodore Roosevelt, sometimes referred to as Teddy, was born on October 27, 1858.

His family was one of many families divided by the Civil War.

His father was a staunch supporter of Abraham Lincoln and preserving the Union.

While his mother was sympathetic to the Confederate cause.

Young Theodore's two uncles on his mother's side were in the Confederate Army and Navy,

and he grew up hearing tales of their heroic deeds.

Theodore had three siblings, two sisters and one brother.

His older sister was very much like a mother to Teddy and was known to be very protective of him.

Perhaps one of the reasons Teddy's sister Anna, who he called Bami, worried over him because,

well, he was a sickly child.

Due to his finicky health, Teddy did not do well in school.

His chronic asthma was accentuated by his hyperactivity and mischievous behavior.

Like Thomas Edison, Teddy Roosevelt was full of questions.

He wanted to know everything there was to know about animals, bugs, birds, bees.

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