Hello, friends! Our book today is A Lady Has The Floor: Belva Lockwood Speaks Out For Women’s Rights, written by Kate Hannigan and illustrated by Alison Jay, a fabulous biography of one of America’s first great feminists. Since she was a little girl in the late 1800’s, Belva Lockwood outright refused to be treated any … Continue reading A Lady Has The Floor: Belva Lockwood Speaks Out For Women’s Rights (Kate Hannigan)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Shark Lady: The True Story Of How Eugenie Clark Became The Ocean’s Most Fearless Scientist, written by Jess Keating and illustrated by Marta Álvarez Miguéns, a biography of the pioneering ichthyologist and her dedication to changing the world’s mind about sharks. When she was a child, there was no … Continue reading Shark Lady: The True Story Of How Eugenie Clark Became The Ocean’s Most Fearless Scientist (Jess Keating)
Hello, friends! Today, we read She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed The World, written by Chelsea Clinton and illustrated by Alexandra Boiger, a collection of mini-biographies of notable female pioneers in everything from ballet to civil rights to space exploration. The introduction lays it out plainly: being a girl in this world can be … Continue reading She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed The World (Chelsea Clinton)
Hello friends, and Happy Thanksgiving! To celebrate, our book today is Sarah Gives Thanks, written by Mike Allegra and illustrated by David Gardner, the story of writer and “editress” Sarah Josepha Hale, who spent three decades campaigning for Thanksgiving to become a national holiday. On Thanksgiving Of 1822, Sarah and her five children were solemn … Continue reading Sarah Gives Thanks (Mike Allegra)
Hello, friends! Today’s book is Big Machines: The Story Of Virginia Lee Burton, written by our friend Sherri Duskey Rinker and illustrated by John Rocco, a sweet picture book biography of the classic children’s author and illustrator that explores her life, work, and inspiration. Virginia Lee Burton was known by the residents in her town … Continue reading Big Machines: The Story Of Virginia Lee Burton (Sherri Duskey Rinker)
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