This visual and textual history of Eleanor's life is a most agreeable overview of her life and times, easy to dip into, and easy to read straight through as well. Her social justice and reformist activities are well documented, and her friendships with women and difficult relationship with Franklin are not glossed over. She emerges a well-rounded hero. An appropriate beginning for more thorough research, and a lesson in the effective use of primary and secondary sources. I will engage with this book again. ( )

This biography of Eleanor Roosevelt is great for all ages! Candice Fleming tells the story of Mrs. Roosevelt through primary sources, interviews, photos, and mini articles. Students will enjoy reading the articles cover to cover or by skipping around to the articles that catch their attention. Fleming is able to capture the complexities of Eleanor Roosevelt's life and the reader feels as if they knew her personally. This was the School Library Journal Best Book of the Year 2005; ALA Notable Children's' Book in 2006; ALA Best Books for YA 2006; and Amelia Bloomer List in 2006.

I thought this book was really interesting. I found out some facts that I didn't know about Eleanor Roosevelt. I really enjoyed how organized this book was. It started when she was a child and ended with her death. I also really enjoyed the illustrations in this book. There were many pictures of her and her husband with their children and I think they shows what a family person she really was. I think the illustrations really helped show what kind of person she was. I also thought this book really pushed readers to think about other issues than just her life. In the book, they talked about how she helped lower the cost for housing in Kentucky and that she was the first female delegate in the United Nations. The main idea in this book was to educate readers about the life of Eleanor Roosevelt and her accomplishments. ( )

very interesting, engaging, well illustrated, really draws you in. ( )

Fleming creates an amazing window into the world of Eleanor Roosevelt that is different than how she is portrayed in the history books. In this book we see Eleanor the woman, the mother, the wife, and the force to be reckoned with. By arranging this book in a scrapbook sort of way, the reader can read detailed information about a specific aspect of her life, but not need to read the entire book to understand. It is a book that in many ways can be picked up and opened to any section and a reader can dive right in. ( )