Born reading : 20 stories of women reading their way into history / Kathleen Krull and Virginia Loh-Hagan ; illustrated by Aura Lewis.
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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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2023
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First edition.
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| Edition |
First edition.
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| Description |
138 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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| Note |
"A Paula Wiseman Book."
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| Audience |
Ages 8-12. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
Grades 7-9. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
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| 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.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 116-133) and index.
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| Contents |
Cleopatra lives in the library: Cleopatra (69-30 BC) -- Wu gets ahead: Wu Zetian (624-705) -- Elizabeth rules the day: Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603) -- Juana reads in secret: Sor (Sister) Juana Inés de la Cruz (1651-1695) -- Phillis uses her voice: Phillis Wheatley Peters (1753-1784) -- E. Pauline takes the stage: E. Pauline Johnson (1861-1913) -- Chien-Shiung breaks barriers: Chien-Shiung Wu (1912-1997) -- Indira learns from letters: Indira Gandhi (1917-1984) -- Shirley blazes trails: Shirley Chisholm (1924-2005) -- Patsy pushes back: Patsy Mink (1927-2002) -- Audre refuses to be silent: Audre Lorde (1934-1992) -- Temple thinks in pictures: Temple Grandin (1947- ) -- Sally reaches for the stars: Sally Ride (1951-2012) -- Oprah influences America: Oprah Winfrey (1954- ) -- Sonia solves mysteries: Sonia Sotomayor (1954- ) -- Serena rises up: Serena Williams (1981- ) -- Taylor shakes it off: Taylor Swift (1989- ) -- Malala doesn't back down: Malala Yousafzai (1997- ) -- Amanda climbs hills: Amanda Gorman (1998- ) -- Marley gets it done: Marley Dias (2005- ) -- Epilogue: Kathy reads on the job: Kathleen Krull (1952-2021) -- Feminist fun facts -- More girls with books -- Activities to keep reading.
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Online version: Krull, Kathleen. Born reading New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2023] 9781665917995 (DLC) 2022028199
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| ISBN |
9781665917988 (hardcover)
1665917989 (hardcover)
9781665917995 (ebook)
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