Bibliograph- Fleming, Candace. 2005. Our Elenor: A Scrapbook at Eleanor Roosvelt's Remarkable Life. New York: Atheneum Book for Young readers. ISBN 9780689865442
Plot Summary- Fleming presented a great biography scrapbook style piece of work. Roosvelt's life is presented from beginning to end. The photos are in good taste and plenitful, notes ,sketches, and letters help keep intrest flowing. One question question presented in the book was " Was she or wasn't she" plays a part in keep the readers interest. This book is full of information not only about but a bit of information about her husband as well which may be a good resource for middle schoolers and high schoolers. Unfortunately this book did not appear very attractive which may not encourage children to willingly read.
Critcal Analysis- This book is made up with a scrapbook appearance and detailed photos VOYA "each page is indulgently browsable, with well-chosen photographs pulling the reader's attenton from one snippet of text to the next". There are personl items displayed in the book about the subject and things she created herself such as notes, list, letters, sketches, and photos. Information about Eleanor Roosevelt's life was very detailed from beginning to end.
Review Excerpts-
Publishers Weekly- "Fleming allows readers to draw their own conclusions; they will come away with an understanding of a woman who shaped her times and left a lasting imprint on the future.
School Library Journal "Pages are jam-packed with information in varying fonts and formats, yet still manage to remain clearly and logically laid out."
Kirkus " had Eleanor Roosevelt kept a scrapbook an incredibly well-organized and thorough scrapbook- this is how it might feel to look through it"
Connections-
This book may be fine to use with other resources about Roosevelt for a social studies project or research paper. Other books and websites that are related biographys
Fleming, Candace. Ben Franklin's Almanac:Being a True Account of the Good Gentleman's Life. ISBN 0689835493
Freedman, Russell. Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery. ISBN 0395845203
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