Eleanor Roosevelt : a life of discovery / Russell Freedman.

By: Freedman, Russell, 1929-2018 [author.]Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Clarion Books, c1993Description: 198 pages : illustrations ; 27 cmISBN: 0395845203; 9780395845202; 0899198627; 9780899198620Subject(s): Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 -- Juvenile literature | Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 | Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 | Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 | Presidents' spouses -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature | Presidents' spouses -- United States -- Juvenile literature | Presidents' spouses -- United States | First ladies | Presidents' spouses | Presidents -- United States -- Spouses | Presidents -- Spouses | United StatesGenre/Form: Biographies. | Biography. | Juvenile works. | Biographies. Additional physical formats: Online version:: Eleanor Roosevelt.DDC classification: 973.917/092 | B LOC classification: E807.1.R48 | F74 1993Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description
Contents:
First lady -- Poor little rich girl -- Mademoiselle Souvestre -- Cousin Franklin -- Conventional society matron -- The education of Eleanor Roosevelt -- Friendship and politics -- A President's wife -- Partners -- The war years -- On her own.
Awards: Newbery Honor Book, 1994. | Boston Globe-Horn book award for nonfiction. | Golden Kite award for nonfiction. | ALA notable book. | YALSA best book for young adults.Review: A photobiography of the first wife of a president to have a public life and career of her own. 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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Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-191) and index.

First lady -- Poor little rich girl -- Mademoiselle Souvestre -- Cousin Franklin -- Conventional society matron -- The education of Eleanor Roosevelt -- Friendship and politics -- A President's wife -- Partners -- The war years -- On her own.

A photobiography of the first wife of a president to have a public life and career of her own. 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.

Accelerated Reader MG 7.8 6.0 8464.

Reading Counts RC: W: 8.5 L1100: 9.

Newbery Honor Book, 1994.

Boston Globe-Horn book award for nonfiction.

Golden Kite award for nonfiction.

ALA notable book.

YALSA best book for young adults.

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