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The New York Public Library Amazing Women in American History: A Book of Answers for Kids (The New York Public Library...
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by The New York Public Library and Sue Heinemann
Sales Rank: 346792
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List Price: $14.95
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Features
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Cover Type: Paperback with 192 pages
Published by: Jossey-Bass April 1998
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0471192163
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0471192169
Book Dimensions:
9.1 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
Weighs: 8.8 ounces
From School Library Journal
Grade 5-9-From "Who were the first women in America?" to "When did the first lady astronaut go into space?" this book provides hundreds of facts. Presented in a question-and-answer format, the text is succinct, easy to read, and informative. Beginning with Native American women, the chronologically arranged chapters cover a variety of historical periods. Attention is given to abolitionists, the temperance and labor movements, and to developments in literature and science. Along with familiar figures such as Harriet Tubman, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Wilma Mankiller, Heinemann introduces many interesting women who may not be familiar to readers, such as Kaahumanu, a 19th-century ruler of Hawaii, and Susannah Salter, the first female to be elected as mayor in the United States. Pertinent black-and-white photographs appear throughout. A useful index makes this a good resource for reports, and its broad scope and lively writing make it an entertaining read for anyone interested in U.S. history.
Rebecca O'Connell, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, PA
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Kirkus Reviews
Taking a chronological and historical approach, this entry in an ongoing series (The New York Public Library Amazing African American History, 1998, etc.) makes use of a question and answer format to respond to questions that students might be asked in class, or ask for themselves, about historical figures. The text is very clear and gratifyingly lively: Marginalia and boxed highlights expand upon or add to the Q&A material. Heinemann takes pains to include as much information as possible on Native American, African-American, Latina, and Asian women. She is careful about names, giving variants of first names and married names whenever possible, and doesn't shrink from straightforward explanations of complex issues, e.g., noting that even Quaker feminist Lucretia Mott thought women demanding the right to vote was too radical. She includes famous women such as First lady Eleanor Roosevelt, and far less famous ones like Nanye-hi (Nancy Ward), a Cherokee elder and leader who led her people to victory and who negotiated peace agreements with white settlers in 1755. It's a volume that is destined to be useful, enlightening, and even empowering. (bibliography, index, not seen, glossary, b&w photos) (Nonfiction. 10-14) -- Copyright ©1998, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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