Lou Henry Hoover: The Duty to Serve (Notable Americans) [Library Binding]

Nancy A. Colbert (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up | Series: Notable Americans

A biography of the wife of President Herbert Hoover, following her life from birth to death.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 5 Up?It is unfortunate that Colbert's leaden prose and uninspired phrases do not do justice to her subject. Hoover was a dynamo throughout her childhood, adolescence, and adult life as wife of President Herbert Hoover and mother of two sons. She lived in Tientsin during the Boxer rebellion, Australia, Burma, and South America; was national president of the Girl Scouts; and actively supported many relief organizations. As First Lady, she worked to assist those who were destitute during the Great Depression and was despondent over the "Hoovervilles," or shanty towns, that sprang up bearing her beloved husband's name. There are no other children's books currently in print on this fascinating woman, but Lou Henry Hoover, edited by Dale Mayer (High Plains Publishing, 1994), is accessible to high school students. Black-and-white photos of uneven quality appear frequently throughout.?Susan R. Farber, Ardsley Public Library, NY
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From Booklist

Gr. 5^-8. Lou Henry Hoover was married to Herbert Hoover, president of the U.S. during the Depression and one of the most unpopular presidents in history. But she was a power and a presence in her own right and an extraordinary woman of her own--or any--time. She was the first woman to get a degree in geology in the U.S. (from Stanford); the translator, with her husband, of a sixteenth-century Latin mining text; an advocate of physical education for women; and the honorary president of the Girl Scouts of America. Lou Hoover also lived in Australia, China (during the Boxer Rebellion), England, California, and New York as well as Washington, D.C. She spoke several languages, including Chinese. This compact biography is full of personal touches clearly based on primary sources: Lou's winning a silk umbrella in a roller-skating competition or speaking to her husband in Chinese when she wanted to address him privately. A fascinating life that puts a very different perspective on the Depression and the years before and after. GraceAnne A. DeCandido

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Library Binding: 112 pages
• Publisher: Morgan Reynolds Publishing; 1st edition (January 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1883846226
• ISBN-13: 978-1883846220
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,439,350 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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