BIOGRAPHIES
McElroy, Lisa Tucker

Nancy Pelosi: First Woman Speaker of the House

(4) 4-6 Gateway Biography series. This upbeat, laudatory biography gives young readers a brief look at Pelosi as a politician and first female speaker of the House of Representatives in addition to being a wife, mother, and grandmother. Though the text's details can be superficial ("Pelosi loves chocolate"), readers will come away with some general information about women in American politics. Many photographs illustrate the text. Reading list, timeline. Bib., glos., ind.

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