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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Join us on a journey across borders, through time and even through space to meet 52 icons of color from the past and present in a celebration of achievement. Meet figureheads, leaders, and pioneers such as Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, and Rosa Parks, as well as cultural trailblazers and sporting heroes, including Stevie Wonder, Oprah Winfrey, and Serena Williams. Discover how their childhood dreams and experiences influenced their adult...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Fresh, accessible, and inspiring, Shaking Things Up introduces fourteen revolutionary young women--each paired with a noteworthy female artist--to the next generation of activists, trail-blazers, and rabble-rousers. From the award-winning author of Ada's Violin, Susan Hood, this is a poetic and visual celebration of persistent women throughout history. In this book, you will find Mary Anning, who was just thirteen when she unearthed a prehistoric...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Women have been doing amazing, daring, and dangerous things for years, but they're rarely mentioned in our history books as adventurers, daredevils, or rebels. This new compilation of brief biographies features women throughout history who have risked their lives for adventure - many of who you may not know, but all of whom you'll WANT to know, such as: Minnie Spotted Wolf, the first Native American marine; Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman to...
Author
Series
Lexile measure
930L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Prince charming, dragon slayer, mischievous prankster . . . More often than not, these are the role-models boys encounter in the books they read at home and at school. As a boy, there is an assumption that you will conform to a stereotypical idea of masculinity. But what if you're the introvert kind? What if you prefer to pick up a book rather than a sword? What if you want to cry when you're feeling sad or angry? What if you like the idea of wearing...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
Español
Formats
Description
"From the fearless to the feared, discover 25 women who dared. Dared to conquer their dreams, win wars, discover sights unseen, and more. Readers will learn about bold women who were determined to achieve something great in the face of adversity. Fully translated Spanish text."--
Author
Publisher
Bushel & Peck Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
111 pages : colour illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Discover fifty real heroes -- and learn to become one yourself. This book teaches boys everywhere that being a hero only requires being yourself -- but your best self. Bright, colorful portraits by over a dozen international artists accompany true stories of men and women who knew that character -- things like integrity, compassion, and courage -- mixed with their own unique gifts -- creativity, fitness, curiosity, and more -- could make the world...
Author
Publisher
Disney/Hyperion
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
267 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
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Description
"Prepare to discover new heroes among these twenty-one women who challenged the status quo, championed others, and made their voices heard. From Jane Addams to Alice Waters, from groundbreaking artists and social justice advocates to scientific pioneers and business innovators, a strong thread of trailblazing women runs through American history. Written in compelling, accessible prose and vividly illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Emily Arnold McCully,...
14) Rebels
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub
Pub. Date
c1999
Physical Desc
48 p.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the lives and achievements of revolutionary women, including civil rights activist Angela Davis, human rights activist Rigoberta Menchu, and suffragist Emmeline Pankhurst.
16) Cuentos para niños que sueñan con cambiar el mundo: 50 superheróes inspiradores de carne y hueso
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
147 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
Español
Description
The inspiring lives of 50 children who have become superheroes without the need for a cape or a sword. With Alan Turing, Albert Einstein, Andre Agassi, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Charles Darwin, Dalai Lama, Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente, Haile Gebrselassie, Harvey Milk, Iqbal Masih, Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Jamie Oliver, John Lennon, Jules Verne , Kilian Jornet, Leonardo da Vinci, Louis Braille, Mahatma Gandhi, Pedro Duque, Roald Amundsen, Sebastião...
Author
Publisher
Rockridge Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
ix, 201 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Take an exciting journey through Black history with dozens of inspiring biographies for kids. From the queens and pharaohs of ancient Egypt to modern-day scientists, athletes, and journalists, discover the lives of black leaders and role models throughout history. Black Heroes: a Black History Book for Kids is packed with 51 brief and engaging biographies of inspiring figures from Africa, the United States, and around the world. Learn about how these...
Author
Series
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
119 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discover the incredible stories of rebels throughout history in this hilarious graphic novel that brings the dead famous to life. Welcome to Corpse Talk, the chat show with a difference - all of the guests are dead! Meet your host, comic book artist Adam Murphy, as he interviews eighteen show-stopping rebels. Want to read the inside story of Sitting Bull, the last chief of the great Sioux nation? Or wondered what led to Martin Luther King Jr becoming...
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Say hello to heroes! This book introduces preschoolers to 50 men and women of color who have changed the world! Desde Toussaint L'Overture, el lider de la Revolucion haitiana, hasta la jueza Sonia Sotomayor, la primera jueza puertorriquena de la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos, estos heroes y heroinas persistieron contra la adversidad y las dificultades para lograr un cambio positivo.From Toussaint L'Ouverture, the leader of the Haitian Revolution,...
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 13
Physical Desc
ix, 309 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Young women today crave strong, independent role models to look to for motivation. In the follow-up to the 2012 bestseller Girls Who Rocked the World, More Girls Who Rocked the World offers a fun and inspiring collection of influential stories with forty-five more movers and shakers who rocked the world before turning twenty. A variety of achievements, interests, and ethnic backgrounds are represented, from Annie Oakley and Cleopatra to Malala Yousafzai...
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