Eleanor Roosevelt
A Newbery Honor Award Winner
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · April 14, 1997
A 1994 Newbery Honor Book The intriguing story of Eleanor Roosevelt traces the life of the former First Lady from her early childhood through the tumultuous years in the White House to her active role in the founding of the United Nations after World War II.
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- Who it’s for
- A life story moving from childhood to the White House and postwar international work.
- Themes
- Eleanor Roosevelt’s life, Public service, Founding of the United Nations
- Genres
- Presidents & First Families for Kids, Biographies of Women for Kids, 20th Century U.S.
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A 1994 Newbery Honor Book The intriguing story of Eleanor Roosevelt traces the life of the former First Lady from her early childhood through the tumultuous years in the White House to her active role in the founding of the United Nations after World War II. A Newberry Honor Book.
A Life in Public
A life story moving from childhood to the White House and postwar international work.
Come here for
- A woman’s life intertwined with political and civic change
- From childhood through the White House and United Nations founding
Expect
- A broad arc from early years to postwar public work
- Attention to Roosevelt’s White House years
Where it sits
| Presidents & First Families for Kids | 88% |
|---|---|
| Biographies of Women for Kids | 62% |
| 20th Century U.S. | 43% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Historical Biographies for Kids
- Writers' Lives for Kids
- Musicians' Lives for Kids
- Political Biographies for Kids
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- Science & Tech Biographies for Kids
- Social Activist Biographies for Kids
- Biographies of Women for Kids
- Presidents & First Families for Kids
- Authors
- Russell Freedman
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- April 14, 1997
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Eleanor Roosevelt’s life · Public service · Founding of the United Nations
- Reading lane
- Historical Biographies for Kids