Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ

Peter Roop

Peter Roop’s Followers (11)

member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo

Peter Roop


Born
in Winchester, Massachusetts, The United States
March 08, 1951


Peter Roop is an award-winning author and educator who has written over one hundred children’s books including biographies, novels, humor, picture books, and science books. Seven of his books are Reading Rainbow books, including the Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie. In 2013, the Wisconsin Library Association recognized Peter and his wife, Connie Roop, as Notable Wisconsin Authors for their body of work, and Peter has been named a Wisconsin State Teacher of the Year. The Roops live in Appleton, Wisconsin. ...more

Average rating: 3.83 · 4,334 ratings · 609 reviews · 165 distinct works â€� Similar authors
Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie

by
4.10 avg rating — 991 ratings — published 1985 — 22 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
I, Columbus : My Journal :1...

3.29 avg rating — 259 ratings — published 1493 — 141 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
Buttons for General Washington

by
3.93 avg rating — 109 ratings — published 1986 — 26 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
If You Lived With The Cherokee

by
3.93 avg rating — 108 ratings — published 1998 — 9 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
Grace's Letter to Lincoln

by
3.89 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 1998 — 11 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
Sacagawea: Girl of the Shin...

by
3.81 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 1900 — 23 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
Benjamin Franklin

by
3.76 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 2001 — 4 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
An Eye for an Eye: A Story ...

by
3.75 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2000 — 17 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
Our Solar System

by
4.27 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2016
Rate this book
Clear rating
Tales Of Famous Americans

by
3.84 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2007 — 5 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
More books by Peter Roop…
Betsy Ross Sitting Bull Christopher Columbus Sojourner Truth
(12 books)
by
3.80 avg rating — 1,043 ratings

Did Columbus Really Discove... Did Pilgrims Really Wear Bl... Who Conducted the Undergrou... Who Cracked the Liberty Bel...
(4 books)
by
3.72 avg rating — 79 ratings

(24 books)
by
3.49 avg rating — 80 ratings

Quotes by Peter Roop  (?)
Quotes are added by the Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ community and are not verified by Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ.

“Q: Where did the Pilgrims play cards on the Mayflower?
A: On the deck!

Q: What did the Pilgrims have when they caught 10 ducks?
A: A lot of quackers.

Q: What letters did the Pilgrim boy say when he saw there was no food on the table?
A: O I C U R M T”
Peter Roop, Let's Celebrate Thanksgiving

“Q: If a Pilgrim threw a pumpkin into the air, what came down?
A: Squash!

Q: How did the Pilgrims catch squirrels?
A: They climbed trees and acted like nuts.

Q: How did the Pilgrims spell mousetrap with only three letters?
A: C A T

A turkey is a funny bird
It’s head goes wobble, wobble.
All it knows is just one word,
“Gobble, gobble, gobble!”
Peter Roop, Let's Celebrate Thanksgiving

“Q: What did the tree say to the Pilgrim’s ax?
A: You got me stumped.

Q: How many days would it take two Pilgrims to dig half a hole?
A: None. No one can dig half a hole!

Q: When things went wrong, what could the Pilgrims always count on?
A: Their fingers!”
Peter Roop, Let's Celebrate Thanksgiving

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics posts views last activity  
2025 Reading Chal...: Cheri's 75 in 2018 42 241 May 05, 2018 03:24PM  
Around the Year i...: Cheri's reads for 2018 71 175 Oct 14, 2018 05:45PM  
Around the Year i...: 42. A book that takes place on, in, or underwater 63 593 Dec 18, 2018 09:02PM  
Ultimate Popsugar...: Post your 2018 reading lists! 1142 6170 Nov 17, 2019 07:53PM  
Mount TBR 2022: Already feeling faint from the lack of oxygen... 20 46 Dec 30, 2022 10:01PM  
Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Librari...: Combine author profiles, Update bio & More 2319 507 May 05, 2025 01:00PM  


Is this you? Let us know. If not, help out and invite Peter to Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ.