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Author
Series
Publisher
Rosen Pub. Group's PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A simple presentation of the achievements of the woman who was the first to enter medical school, who established the first nursing school in the United States, who began medical colleges for women, and who made it possible for other women to become doctors.
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books, Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"The city of Baghdad was full of thinkers, artists, and scientists, the littlest among them Zaha Hadid. Zaha knew from a young age that she wanted to be an architect. She set goals for herself and followed them against all odds. A woman in a man's world, and a person of color in a white field, Zaha was met with resistance at every turn. When critics called her a diva and claimed her ideas were unbuildable, she didn't let their judgments stop her from...
Author
Series
Publisher
Little Bigfoot
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A beautifully illustrated children's biography of Beverly Cleary, from her roots in Portland to her years as a librarian and an eventual children's book writer. The debut book in Little Bigfoot's new Growing to Greatness series of notable people from the Pacific Northwest"--
Author
Publisher
Salaam Reads, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
2019
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This picture book introduces readers to nineteen powerhouse Muslim women who rose up and made their voices heard. Long ago, Muslim women rode into battle to defend their dreams. They opened the doors to the world's oldest library. They ruled, started movements, and spread knowledge. Today, Muslim women continue to make history. Once upon a time, they were children with dreams, just like you. Discover the true stories of nineteen unstoppable Muslim...
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Every evening, from the time she was a child, Maria Mitchell stood on her rooftop with her telescope and swept the sky. And then one night she saw something unusual--a comet no one had ever seen before! Miss Mitchell's extraordinary discovery made her famous the world over and paved the way for her to become America's first professional female astronomer."--
29) Coco Chanel
Author
Series
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Large colorful illustrations accent this brief biography of the famous French fashion designer Gabrielle Chanel, known as Coco Chanel.
Author
Series
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A biography of Clara Lemlich, part of the She Persisted chapter book series"--
"Clara Lemlich immigrated to New York to escape danger in Ukraine, where she was born. She started working in clothing factories on the Lower East Side, only to realize that workers were being treated unfairly. So she stood up for the rights of workers, especially girls and women--and she won, changing the way factory workers were treated in America forever!" -- Amazon.com....
32) I am Marie Curie
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A biography of Marie Curie, the physicist and chemist who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize."--
Author
Publisher
Capstone Editions, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Mamie "Peanut" Johnson had one dream: to play professional baseball. She was a talented player, but she wasn't welcome on the all-white Girls Pro Baseball League team due to the color of her skin. However, a greater opportunity came her way in 1953 when Johnson signed to play ball with the Negro Leagues' Indianoplis Clowns, becoming the only professional female pitcher to play on a men's team. During the three years she played with the team, her...
Author
Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This is the inspiring story of Dr. Patricia Bath, a groundbreaking ophthalmologist who pioneered laser surgery--and gave her patients the gift of sight. Dr. Bath's interest in helping blind people started when she was six years old. All the doctors she knew were men, but she saw possiblity when others couldn't. Her remarkable story is sure to inspire and empower kids around the world.
"Born in 1940s Harlem, Patricia Bath dreamed of being a doctor--even...
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The true story of Maryam Mirzakhani, an Iranian girl whose creativity and love of stories helped her and the world see math in a new way, and who was the only woman ever to win the Fields Medal, the most prestigious honor in mathematics.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"When Yousif Tlaib asks about his mom's new job in Congress, his older brother, Adam, fills him in--with some help from Rashida Tlaib herself. As he tells his mom's story, Adam reveals information about how elections and our government work, what it means to break barriers, what motivates their mama to work for justice for all, and how love and family have guided them through this historic time in our country"--
Author
Series
Publisher
The Innovation Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"As a girl coming of age during the Civil Rights Movement, Patricia Bath made it her mission to become a doctor. When obstacles like racism, poverty, and sexism threatened this goal, she persevered--brightening the world with a game-changing treatment for blindness!"--Inside book jacket.
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