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Eleanor
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4 out of 5
Based on 851 Ratings and 140 Reviews

Book Description
Award-winning author Cooney presents a well-researched and poignant storybook biography of Eleanor Roosevelt's childhood. The wartime First Lady of the New Deal, who became one of the most beloved Americans for her empathy with the downtrodden, was famously unglamorous and plain in looks, even as a child. Her beautiful and awful mother humiliated the little girl, calling her Granny, "because she i... More
Book Information
PublisherViking Childrens Books
BindingHardcover (15 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages40
ISBN-100670861596
ISBN-13978-0670861590
Publication Date09/01/1996
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About Barbara Cooney (Author) : Barbara Cooney (1917–2000) was an American children's author and illustrator of more than 200 books and double Caldecott Medalist. She has written books for six decades. Her books have been translat... more
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