Synopsis
Perfect for book reports or summer reading, DK's acclaimed Biography series tackles two of history's most inspiring and colorful figures: Princess Diana and Eleanor Roosevelt.
Mary Ellen Snodgrass - KLIATT
A handsome photomontage of a complex life, Mattern's biography follows Diana from childhood and kindergarten teaching to royal princess. Sidebars introduce such crucial terms as landmines, inheritance, and tabloids, the seedy journalism that turned her life into a soap opera. The text balances the wide variance in public acclaim and climaxes with the world's embrace of Diana as a martyred benefactor of AIDS victims and of maimed and homeless children. Tasteful commentary covers the shunning of Diana by the royal family and Diana's increasing fame after her death. KLIATT Codes: J—Recommended for junior high school students. 2006, DK, 128p. illus. bibliog. index., Ages 12 to 15.