BUYING ADVISORY: EL, MS - ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Whenever Frances Perkins had a chance, she would do everything she could to help others – even if that took her into government, where it was rare to see a woman in the 1910’s. When President Roosevelt asked her to be his Secretary of Labor in 1932, Frances was the woman he wanted as his Secretary of Labor – the first woman ever to hold a Cabinet position.
A nice succinct look at Perkin’s life. Hopkinson engages the reader from the start by having them do just a tiny bit of math at the beginning (No, I’m not going to tell you what for). Very useful addition to a picture book biography collection for upper elementary and middle schools.
Cindy, Library Teacher, MLS
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