Eleanor Roosevelt: Fighter for Social Justice (The Childhood of Famous Americans)

By Ann Weil

Book Overview

Eleanor Roosevelt: Fighter for Social Justicer is the next installment in the Childhood of Famous Americans series.

Using simple language that beginning readers can understand, this lively, inspiring, and believable biography looks at the childhood of Eleanor Roosevelt, who grew up to become one of America's most popular first ladies.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689713487
• ISBN13: 9780689713484
• Release Date: November 1989
• Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6

Customer Reviews

The book to read to find out all about Eleanor Roosevelt

This book is about Eleanor Roosevelt, from the time she was born to when she became the wife of Frankl D. Roosevelt,a U.S. president. Eleanor had a very tough life. her parents and her brother died when she was young, and she whent to live with her aunt,who was also ill. Many nights she could not go to sleep because she missed her family.When Eleanor was nine or ten she was sent to a private school where the girls did not pay any attention to her. Eleanor also had some good times in her life, like being married to the President of the U.S.A., having childeren, and being respected as an important person. She cared about people and became the chairperson of the Human Rights Commission. The Human Rights Commission became one of the most important committees in the United Nations. I would recomend this book to people everywhere who like to read biographies.