As a role model for a life of inspiring
service and courage in the face of adversity, Eleanor Roosevelt is unsurpassed.
Russell Freedman, author of a number of astute and engaging biographies of
notable Americans as well as social histories for young readers, received a
Newbery Honor for his Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery. Adults who
know her as the supportive wife of President Franklin Roosevelt, a columnist, a
relentless advocate for universal human rights and social justice, among her
many endeavors, may not know how timid and lonely she was as a child. How did
this little girl become one of the most outspoken and well-regarded women of
her era, creating a legacy of activism and principle that still inspires us today?
Through a splendid synthesis of resources accompanied by over 140 photographs, Freedman
conveys the complexity of Roosevelt as a person and the time in which she
lived. Ages 10 to adult.
Younger readers will be inspired by the shorter narrative about this smart and
compassionate woman, related in succinct quotes and compelling pictures, in Eleanor: Quiet No More, by Doreen
Rappaport, illustrated by Gary Kelley. Ages 7-10.
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