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Merchant, Peter

Eleanor Roosevelt and the Scary Basement

32 pp. | Simon/Aladdin | November, 2006 | Library ISBN 0-689-87206-2 $11.89 | Paper ISBN 0-689-87205-4 $3.99
(4) K-3 Ready-to-Read: Childhood of Famous Americans series. Illustrated by Anna DiVito. Young Eleanor is "scared of everything," so her aunt's request for ice from the dark, spider-ridden basement's icebox is a real challenge. Eleanor bravely faces her fears and learns a life lesson. The text's description of her leap from scary-basement-defeater to First Lady is a stretch, but the story makes Roosevelt a relatable figure. Timeline.
Reviewer: Susan Halperin

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