Children's author Anne Bustard on her favorite picture book biographies and a few collected biographies, too, birthday by birthday.
Thursday, October 11, 2012
October 11 Birthday: Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt
October 11, 1884 – November 7, 1962
Eleanor, Quiet No More: The Life of Eleanor Roosevelt By Doreen Rappaport, illustrated by Gary Kelley (Disney Hyperion Books, 2009)
Eleanor Roosevelt didn’t have an easy childhood. A teacher reached out to her and helped Eleanor find her way. Filled with quotes from her remarkable life, “You must do the things you cannot do,” this book shows how Roosevelt became the First Lady of the World.
The National First Ladies' Library hosts a biography and pics of Roosevelt.