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This is a biography of the wife of President Herbert Hoover, following her life from birth to death.
Quick Summary
Unlike typical presidential spouse biographies that feel like textbook reading, this book spots Lou Henry Hoover as a thrilling adventurer who climbed mountains, mastered Mandarin Chinese, and ran a massive wartime relief effort that saved millions of lives across war-torn Europe. Kids will devour chapters about her daring donkey rides through China, her secret code-breaking work, and the way she turned the White House into a headquarters for feeding starving children while her husband led the country. If your kid loved the adventurous true stories in the Who Was series or the heart-pounding historical action of I Survived books, they'll be obsessed with Lou's incredible journey from California gold rush country to the White House. Perfect for middle schoolers in grades 6-8 who crave real stories about extraordinary people going against the grain.