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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
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A lyrical biography of Harriet Tubman honors the woman of humble origins whose courage and compassion make her larger than life, discussing her roles as a slave, a conductor on the Underground Railroad, a nurse, a Union spy, and a suffragist.
A lush and lyrical biography of Harriet Tubman, written in verse. An evocative poem and opulent watercolors come together to honor a woman of humble origins whose courage and compassion make her larger than...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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At 9 years old, Eugenie Clark developed an unexpected passion for sharks after a visit to the Battery Park Aquarium in New York City. At the time, sharks were seen as mindless killing machines, but Eugenie knew better and set out to prove it. Despite many obstacles in her path, Eugenie was able to study the creatures she loved so much. From her many discoveries to the shark-related myths she dispelled, Eugenie's wide scientific contributions led to...
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Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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This collection of biographies of brave and brilliant Jewish female role models--selected in collaboration with Ruth Bader Ginsburg and including an introduction written by the iconic Supreme Court justice herself-- provides young people with a roster of inspirational role models, all of whom are Jewish women, who will appeal not only to young people but to people of all ages, and all faiths. The fascinating lives detailed in this collection--more...
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Timbuktu Labs, Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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Presents the illustrated stories of extraordinary women from the past and the present in a narrative style that transforms each biography into a fairy tale.
While still inspiring rebel girls of the world to dream bigger, aim higher, and fight harder, this sequel is bigger than each of us, bigger than our individual hopes, and certainly bigger than our fears.
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Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Traces the childhood, friendships and dangers experienced by Buffalo Bird Woman, a Hidatsa Indian born in 1839, whose community along the Missouri River in the Dakotas transitioned from hunting to agriculture.
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Salaam Reads
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Discover the true stories of nineteen unstoppable Muslim women of the twenty-first century who have risen above challenges, doubts, and sometimes outright hostility to blaze trails in a wide range of fields. Whether it was the culinary arts, fashion, sports, government, science, entertainment, education, or activism, these women never took “no” for an answer or allowed themselves to be silenced. Instead, they worked to rise above and not only...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 4
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English
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A collection of artworks inspired by the lives and achievements of fifty famous women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, from the ancient world to the present, profiles each notable individual.
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Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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Features female figures of black history, including abolitionist Sojourner Truth, pilot Bessie Coleman, chemist Alice Ball, politician Shirley Chisholm, mathematician Katherine Johnson, poet Maya Angelou, and filmmaker Julie Dash.
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Kar-Ben Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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"Rena Glickman, known professionally as Rusty Kanokogi, was a poor Jewish girl who grew up to become the pre-eminent female judo master of her time, overcoming many odds. At a time when judo was a sport strictly for boys and men, Rusty was determined to practice the sport she loved."-- Provided by publisher.
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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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"Move aside history--it's time for herstory. Celebrate fifty inspiring and powerful women who changed the world and left their mark in this lavishly illustrated biography compilation that's perfect for fans of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls and She Persisted. Throughout history, girls have often been discussed in terms of what they couldn't or shouldn't do. Not anymore. It's time for herstory--a celebration of not only what girls can do, but...
18) I am Sacagawea
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Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"A biography of Sacagawea, the Shoshone woman who served as a translator for the Lewis and Clark Expedition."--Provided by publisher.
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GodwinBooks
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Día - El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros
Hispanic Heritage Month for Kids
One World, Many Stories 6th - 8th
Women's History for Young People
Hispanic Heritage Month for Kids
One World, Many Stories 6th - 8th
Women's History for Young People
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"A celebration of Latinas and Latin American women who followed their dreams, with portraits and short bios"-- Provided by publisher.
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