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Born reading : 20 stories of women reading their way into history  Cover Image Book Book

Born reading : 20 stories of women reading their way into history / Kathleen Krull and Virginia Loh-Hagan ; illustrated by Aura Lewis.

Krull, Kathleen. (Author). Loh-Hagan, Virginia. (Added Author). Lewis, Aura. (Added Author).

Summary:

"Once books change their brains, girls change history. Discover the foundation of reading that empowered some of the world's most influential women in this collection of 20 biographies"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781665917988 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 138 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2023]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"A Paula Wiseman book."
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Cleopatra (69 BC-30 BC) -- Wu Zetian (624-705) -- Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603) -- Sor (Sister) Juana Inés de la Cruz (1651-1695) -- Phillis Wheatley Peters (1753-1784) -- E. Pauline Johnson (1861-1913) -- Chien-Shiung Wu (1912-1997) -- Indira Gandhi (1917-1984) -- Shirley Chisholm (1924-2005) -- Patsy Mink (1927-2002) -- Audre Lorde (1934-1992) -- Temple Grandin (1947- ) -- Sally Ride (1951-2012) -- Oprah Winfrey (1954- ) -- Sonia Sotomayor (1954- ) -- Serena Williams (1981- ) -- Taylor Swift (1989- ) -- Malala Yousafzai (1997- ) -- Amanda Gorman (1998- ) -- Marley Dias (2005- ).
Target Audience Note:
Ages 8-12.
Subject: Women > Books and reading > History > Juvenile literature.
Women > Biography > Juvenile literature.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Lakeshore Branch J 028.9082 Kru 31681030027353 JNONFIC Available -


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