"The author of a splendid, Newbery Award-winning Lincoln (1987) uses a similar approach to another monumental figure. The result is a carefully researched biography, extended ...

Profiles the human rights activist who worked to improve the lives of the underprivileged and gained worldwide respect.

A clear-sighted, carefully researched account of two surprisingly parallel lives and how they intersected at a critical moment in U.S. history.

Introduces the wife of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and U.S. delegate to the United Nations.

Text and photographs present the life of Eleanor Roosevelt.

Discusses the personal and public life of the woman who was First Lady during the difficult years between the Depression and World War II.

Here, in her words and the words of those who knew her, is a look at one of the great First Ladies of the 20th century who, with her husband, led the U.S. through a war ...

This book introduces young readers to the life of Eleanor Roosevelt, beginning with her childhood in New York City, New York. Readers will become familiar with her courage as ...

Abraham Lincoln stood out in a crowd as much for his wit and rollicking humor as for his height. This Newbery Medal-winning biography of our Civil War president is warm ...