Hillary Rodham Clinton: Dreams Taking Flight

As a young girl, Hillary Rodham dreamed of being an astronaut. Although life would ultimately take her down a different path, her dreams served her well later in life. In Hillary Rodham Clinton: Dreams Taking Flight, author Kathleen Krull and illustrator Amy June Bates share the story of a little girl who followed her dreams and became an inspiration to millions of women of all ages. Beautiful watercolor art and inspiring quotations accompany Krull's writing. We follow Hillary through her early education all the way to law school, from her time as First Lady of Arkansas to the First Lady of the United States, all the way to her historic run for the Democratic Presidential nomination. Hillary faced many obstacles along the way, but her hard work and determination to succeed are an incredible example to young girls with big dreams. This book would be a good choice for classroom or home school use. In addition to the main story, Kathleen Krull has included five pages of more detailed information about the events covered in the book. This supplemental material is very interesting and will deepen an older child's understanding of Hillary Rodham Clinton's life and career.

It is wonderful to read about such an inspiring person. Reading about Hilary Clinton makes me think that a lot more is possible than we often realize. That is a message that will be clear to young readers of this book. I feel so fortunate that Hilary Clinton is a leader in our Country. We have been able to follow her firm, compassionate diplomacy. She instills a feeling of confidence and pride in America. She has done a stellar job as Secretary of State. I hope young readers will be inspired to follow in Hilary Clinton's footsteps.

I actually bought this for me; after my granddaughter reads it and puts it away. It’s a great story and a wonderful story for girls and women to read. Hillary is a terrific writer.

A lovely picture book for all ages! The pages come alive and reveal a very real, very human aspect of Hillary that she has yet to really show. Some may be taken aback by the way this book casually takes on the idea of sexism. In this day and age, I would hope most little girls would find that notion as foreign as being discriminated against for having a certain hair or eye color. That being said, it does still exist, and the only way to combat it is to raise daughters who believe in themselves and the idea that they can, indeed, be anything, do anything.

Our 2nd grade grand daughter read it and used it's contents for a power point presentation to her classmates. We scanned in the pictures as part of this presentation. The book told us such interesting things about Hilliary Clinton's childhood and what has inspired her. The book covered all her accomplishments in and easy to understand manner. I must read for all children!

This is a great book! My daughter who is in 3rd grade had to do a biography book report, project and presentation. This book is full of information and written in 2 formats: a picture book format for easy reading story and a paragraph format with tons of information! I have posted pictures so you can see what I mean.

my son-n-law took my 4 yo grandtr to see hillary in person & when they got home the book was in the mail....it was quite a surprise & couldn't have been timed better if i tried...she may be young but already is interested in politics!!!

My kids were very interested in Hillary Clinton. It focuses on persistence and following your dreams. It also touches on the inequity girls and women face, which in my opinion is good to talk about as it creates awareness.