Women's History in Children's Books (page 2)

Cover art for LIVES OF EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN

CHILDREN'S

Released: Aug. 1, 2000

LIVES OF EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN: RULERS, REBELS (AND WHAT THE NEIGHBORS THOUGHT)

by Kathleen Krull, illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt

"Fabulous reading, great for research, deliciously and subversively feminist, this will sit happily on the shelf with the presidents, artists, musicians, and others this duo has covered so well. (bibliography) (Biography. 8-12)"

"Well-behaved women rarely make history" is the pendant to this collection of 20 brief biographies in what is now the masterly style of this dynamite team's previous "Lives of . . ." books. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: April 2, 2009

GENIUS OF COMMON SENSE: JANE JACOBS AND THE STORY OF THE DEATH AND LIFE OF GREAT AMERICAN CITIES

by Glenna Lang, Marjory Wunsch, illustrated by Glenna Lang, Marjory Wunsch

"Push during Women's History Month and at every other opportunity. (Biography. 12 & up)"

Jane Jacobs is an unlikely subject for a school assignment, which is unfortunate, as being required to do research would be the most likely way that many readers will discover this brief but comprehensive biography. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: Jan. 15, 2006

WOMEN OF THE WIND: EARLY WOMEN NAVIGATORS

by Wanda Langley

Recent attention paid to pioneer women pilots, long overdue, has produced both individual and collective biographies; this salute to their enterprising spirits flies above the rest. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: Jan. 6, 2009

MY BROTHER ABE: SALLY LINCOLN’S STORY

by Harry Mazer

Well timed to catch the wave of interest that's likely to rise for the bicentennial of Lincoln's birth, this historical tale zeroes in on the personalities of ten-year-old Abe, his mother Nancy and his father Thomas—all as seen through the eyes of his sister Sally, two years his senior. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: May 1, 1998

TEN QUEENS: PORTRAITS OF WOMEN OF POWER

by Milton Meltzer, illustrated by Bethanne Anderson

"Already a great read, this is destined to be a favorite resource. (Biography. 10-14)"

Meltzer (Weapons and Warfare, 1996, etc.) pulls together what is known and what might be inferred about ten women who held power and used it. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: Sept. 1, 2000

LET IT SHINE: STORIES OF BLACK WOMEN FREEDOM FIGHTERS

by Andrea Davis Pinkney, illustrated by Stephen Alcorn

"A truly inspiring collection for personal as well as institutional libraries. (Biography. 8-12)"

This exciting collective biography features ten important women in the historic struggle to win freedom and civil rights. Read full book review >

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