Laura Welch Bush: First Lady

by Tanya Lee Stone

Looks at the life of the wife of the forty-third president of the United States.

Genres: History

48 pages, Library Binding

First published April 1, 2001

About the author

Tanya Lee Stone is an award-winning author of books for kids and teens. Her work, which includes YA fiction (A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl), picture books (Elizabeth Leads the Way and Sandy's Circus), and nonfiction (Almost Astronauts and The Good, the Bad, and the Barbie) has won national awards such as the ALA's Sibert Medal, SCBWI's Golden Kite Award, YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction, Jane Addams Book Award Honor, Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor, NCTE's Orbus Pictus, and Bank Street's Flora Steiglitz Award. Forthcoming titles include Who Says Women Can't Be Doctors?! and The House that Jane Built (Holt 2013) and Courage Has No Color (Candlewick 2013).

Reviews

[Shelli · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is would have been a very informative introductory to the new First Lady back in 2001 when first published. Unfortunately, since it covers none of her time in the White House I would not recommend this for a new purchase in libraries or classrooms. However, there are lots of details covering her life before Pennsylvania Avenue with particular focus on her charity work.

[Lori · Rating 3 out of 5]

A junior biography. Neat woman. I'd enjoy reading even more about her. I enjoy her love of learning (especially reading) and her sense of family.

[Kelsey]

school project.. :p

[Madison · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was very good!!!!!

[Rebecca Dean · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is another great book to use for research project. Great facts about first lady and the events of her life that lead her where she is today.

[Naomi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good basic juvenile bio for research. Nothing more; Nothing less.