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Author
Pub. Date
2005
Lexile measure
AD 1040L
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Twenty-six amazing women; twenty-six amazing stories. From Amelia Earhart, pilot and adventurer, to Zora Neal Hurston, writer and anthropologist, learn about the hardships and triumphs that inspired each woman to change the world around her. Detailed collages and illustrations draw from various events in the women's lives.
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
AD 660L
Physical Desc
42 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
Describes Tubman's spiritual journey as she hears the voice of God guiding her north to freedom on that very first trip to escape the brutal practice of forced servitude. Tubman would make nineteen subsequent trips back south, never being caught, but none as profound as this first one.
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Lexile measure
870L
Physical Desc
124 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map, portraits ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Looks at the experiences of a young Inuit girl returning from a residential religious school, where she is not recognized by her mother and is seen as an outsider.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
960L
Physical Desc
309 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"The inspiring memoir for young readers about a Latina rocket scientist whose early life was transformed by joining the Girl Scouts and who currently serves as CEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA."--
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2022.
Lexile measure
990L
Physical Desc
xi, 164 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Meet twenty-one women through history who wore men's clothing, pretended to be men, or broke the rules in order to do something they wanted--or needed--to do"--
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
800L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
Describes the relationship between Helen Keller and her teacher, Annie Sullivan, and includes excerpts from letters written by Annie about her work with Helen.
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
319 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A look at one of America's most outstanding women, from her remarkable childhood in Birmingham, Alabama, in the 1950s through her rise to the highest echelons of power in the U.S. government.
Author
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
AD 780L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
In 1869, a woman whose "can-do" attitude had shaped her life was instrumental in making Wyoming the first state to allow women to vote, then became the first woman to hold public office in the United States.
16) Sacagawea
Author
Pub. Date
1997
Lexile measure
870L
Physical Desc
xi, 115 pages : maps ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the Shoshoni Indian girl who served as interpreter, peacemaker, and guide for the Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Northwest in 1805-1806.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Amelia Earhart was one of America's most famous pilots. But do yo know what she was like as a child? From running on the river bluffs and playing football to building a roller coaster, Amelia Earhart was an active and confident child. These traits helped her become a famous female aviator" -- Page [4] cover.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Wilma Rudolph became a great American athlete. But do you kjnow what she was like as a child? From battling polio to playing basketball, Wilma was a determined and strong child. Her strength and determination played an important part in her life and in her ability to achieve greatness as a U.S. Olympic track-and-field star" --
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
990L
Physical Desc
140 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A comprehensive introduction to the life and achievements of the heroic former slave details how after managing her own escape, Harriet Tubman returned thirteen times to guide other slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad, in a portrait that also relates her subsequent contributions as a wartime cook, nurse, spy, and suffragist.
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