| Description |
113 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Note |
Ages: 8-12 |
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Grades: 4-6 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Thomas Gallaudet -- Sarah Winnemucca -- Susan La Flesche -- Madam C. J. Walker -- Lin Zongsu -- George Shima -- Sirimavo Bandaranaike -- Ed Roberts -- Katharine Graham -- Indira Gandhi -- Thurgood Marshall -- Yvon Chouinard -- Sally Priesand -- Muhammad Yunus -- Sandra Day O'Connor -- Steve Jobs -- Benazir Bhutto -- Joan Ganz Cooney -- Patsy Mink -- Althea Garrison -- Nelson Mandela -- Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera -- Shirin Ebadi -- Oprah Winfrey -- Angela Merkel -- Women who ruled : featuring Elisabeth Domitien, Lucina da Costa Gomez-Matheeuws, Corazon Aquino, Ertha Pascal-Trouillot, Edith Cresson, Johanna Sigurðardottir, Roza Otunbayeva, Yingluck Shinawatra -- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf -- Barack Obama -- Ursula Burns -- Tawakkol Karman -- Haben Girma -- Janet Mock -- Young activists : featuring Shawn Deangelo Walton, Shamma bint Suhail Faris Mazrui, Melati and Isabel Wijsen, Halima Aden, Marvia Malik, Yara Shahidi, Jasilyn Charger -- Schuyler Bailar -- Melinda Gates -- Jacinda Ardern -- LeBron James. |
| Summary |
"Illustrated book with profiles of the men and women who have revolutionized politics, policy, and activism, with a focus on their accomplishments that were 'firsts' in their fields"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Audience |
Ages: 8-12 |
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Grades: 4-6 |
| Subject |
Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Politicians -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Political activists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Businesspeople -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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| Genre |
Informational works.
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Illustrated works.
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| Added Author |
Hart, Alex, editor.
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Myers, Nneka, illustrator.
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| ISBN |
9781250211729 (hardcover) |
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1250211727 (hardcover) |
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