Showing posts with label Famous Women. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Famous Women. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 15, 2019

PICTURE BOOK - She Persisted: Around the World by Chelsea Clinton

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Illustrated by  Alexandra Boiger 2018, Philomel Books HC $17.99 32 pgs. Goodreads rating:  4.44 - 806 ratings My rating:  5 of...
Saturday, December 1, 2018

PICTURE BOOK - Sonia Sotomayor: Turning Pages: My Life Story by Sonia Sotomayor

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Illustrated by Lulu Delacre 2018 Philomel Books 32 pgs. Goodreads rating:  4.31 - 209 ratings My rating:  5 Endpapers: two doz...
Monday, July 23, 2018

PICTURE BOOK - Dangerous Jane by Suzanne Slade

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Illustrated byAlice Ratterree 2017, Peachtree HC $17.95 40 pgs. Goodreads rating:  4.19 - 172 ratings My rating: 4.5  (just a ti...
Tuesday, July 10, 2018

PICTURE BOOK - Wangari Maathai: The Woman Who Planted Millions of Trees by Franck Prevot

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Illustrated by Aurelia Fronty 2015 Charlesbridge Publishing HC $17.99 40 pgs. Goodreads rating:  4.28 - 414 ratings My rating:...
Saturday, July 7, 2018

PICTURE BOOK - The World is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid by Jeanette Winter

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Illustrated by the author 2017 Beach Lane Books (Bosler Memorial Library) HC $17.99 56 pgs. Goodreads rating: 4.2 - 447 ratings...
Thursday, June 21, 2018

Poetry Picture Book- Shaking Things Up by Susan Hood

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14 Young Women Who Changed the World 2018, Harper 40pgs. Children's Poetry and AMERICAN HISTORY, Biography Read June 21, 2018 Goo...
Saturday, December 16, 2017

PICTURE BOOK - She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton

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Illustrated by Alexandra Boiger 2017, Philomel Books HC $17.99 32 pgs. Goodreads rating: 4.45 - 2139 ratings My rating: 5 En...
Thursday, July 4, 2013

Who Says Women Can't Be Doctors? - Tanya Lee Stone

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The Story of Elizabeth Blackwell illustrated by Marjorie Priceman Ella (6 yrs. old) says:  "I liked the book because she was the f...
Saturday, November 14, 2009

Heroes and She-roes - J Patrick Lewis

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Poetry Poems of Amazing and Everyday Heroes Illustrated by Jim Cooke Dial Books for Young Readers, 2005 40 pages for: elementary school kids...
Saturday, October 24, 2009

Hillary Rodham Clinton - Kathleen Krull

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Dreams Taking Flight Illustrated by Amy June Bates Simon & Schuster, 2008 For: ages 5-10 36 pgs. Endpapers have copyright info & tit...
Sunday, July 26, 2009

Rachel - Amy Ehrlich

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The Story of Rachel Carson Illustrated by: Wendell Minor Silver Whistle/Harcourt 2003 32 pgs. ages 5-8 930L Endpapers: Palest blue with whi...
Thursday, July 16, 2009

Americans Who Tell the Truth - Robert Shetterly

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Puffin, 2005 Paper $7.99 for: middle grades To open a book and be greeted by Samantha Smith -- well! And then a few pages along comes H...

Amelia to Zora - Cynthia Chin-Lee

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Twenty-six Women Who Changed the World Illustrateda by Megan Haley & Sean Addy Charlesbridge, 2005 $15.95 Rating: 4 for: middle gr...
Tuesday, July 14, 2009

FRIDA KAHLO

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I've been reading a lot of kid's books about Frida Kahlo this past week, preparing to begin this year's teaching with some ov...
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Frida - Carmen T. Bernier-Grand

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Viva la vida! Long Live Life! Illustrated with Kahlo paintings and a few photos Published 2007 Marshall Cavendish Children $18.99 Written fo...
Monday, April 20, 2009

Wangari's Trees of Peace - Jeanette Winter

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2008 Rating: 5 $17.00 Jeanette Winter''s recognizable artwork, framed by her signature rich color to the edge of tghe page is in...
Sunday, April 12, 2009

Coretta Scott - Ntozake Shange

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Illustrator: Kadir Nelson 2009 For: School-age kids Rating: 4 Endpapers: blue $17.99 Kadir Nelson's been very, very busy recently...I th...
Saturday, March 28, 2009

Gertrude is Gertrude is Gertrude is Gertrude - Jonah Winter

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Illustrator: Calef Brown Published: 2009 For: Kids Rating: Still mulling Endpapers: Deep purple $16.99 Okay, I've heard of Gertrude Stei...
Friday, March 20, 2009

Anne Hutchinson's Way - Jeannine Atkins

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Illustrator: Michael Dooling Published: 2007 Rating: 4 For: Gr. 3-6 $17.00 Endpapers: Crimson Magnificent full page oil paintings. Te...
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Monday, March 16, 2009

The Librarian of Basra - Jeanette Winter

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A True Story from Iraq Published: 2005 Rating: 5 Endpapers: Aqua "In the Koran, the first thing God said to Muhammed was 'Read'...