She persisted around the world
She persisted around the world
Profiles the lives of thirteen women who have left their mark on world history, including Caroline Herschel, Marie Curie, Mary Verghese, and Malala Yousafzai.
Characters who express gender (how they present themselves to those around them through their appearance, clothing, behaviors) in ways that do not conform to the prevailing gender binary (e.g. character’s name and pronouns are masculine or character identifies as a boy, but character wears dresses, makeup, plays with dolls, etc.).
Profiles the lives of thirteen women who have left their mark on world history, including Caroline Herschel, Marie Curie, Mary Verghese, and Malala Yousafzai.
Featuring a grandfather, and his grandson and granddaughter, this picture book provides a twist to a classic rhyme, "sugar and spice and everything nice."
"Teddy's favorite toy has the best manners, and the sickest fighting skills, and the ability to pull off a number of fierce looks. But when his toy goes missing, it turns out there's another woman around who's pretty fierce --it's Teddy's mom, and she will stop at nothing to reunite Teddy with his favorite toy"--Provided by publisher
Tired of glittery pink princess books, a young narrator defies her author and bans princesses from her book--until a princess arrives and interrupts the plot.
This is a rhyming-text picture book about Raye Montague. After touring a German submarine in the early 1940s, young Raye set her sights on becoming an engineer. Little did she know sexism and racial inequality would challenge that dream every step of the way, even keeping her greatest career accomplishment a secret for decades. Through it all, the gifted mathematician persisted-- finally gaining her well-deserved title in history: a pioneer who changed the course of ship design forever.--Dust jacket
In this adaptation of the Little Red Hen fable, Ruby wants to build a fort, but her three brothers refuse to help, so when the fort is finished Ruby will not let them join her--until the boys come up with a few embellishments for the fort, like a mailbox, a garden, and a fresh coat of paint.
When a Princess learns from her Fairy Godmother that she is in last place in a car race against such fairy tale notables as Humpty Dumpty, the Three Bears, and Rumpelstiltskin, she boldly rebuffs defeat and steps on the gas.
"Twins with opposite personalities work together to convince a dragon to stop blocking their village bridge"-- |cProvided by publisher
Rhyming text explores citizenship, showing readers how seemingly unrelated actions, such as planting a tree or joining a cause can create a community.
"When Jamie is ready to tell people that she's really a girl inside, she becomes a princess of great daring in a game she plays with her best friends to gather her courage. She's pleased (but not surprised) that her questing friends turn out to be just as loyal and true as any princess could want."--Page 4 of cover