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First Ladies, Women Who called the White House Home


By Beatrice Gormley

Reading Level: Late Elementary School, Middle School
Genre: Non Fiction
Publisher: Scholastic 1997

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A collection of portraits of America's First Ladies recounts the lives and contributions of such figures as Bess Truman, Jacqueline Kennedy, and Eleanor Roosevelt, and is complemented by large-size photographs.

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Caldecott Medal

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Newbery Medal

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Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Award

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