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Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
A collection of artworks inspired by the lives and achievements of fifty famous women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, from the ancient world to the present, profiles each notable individual.
Author
Series
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
2017
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
A charmingly illustrated and inspiring book, Women in Sports highlights the achievements and stories of fifty notable women athletes, from well-known figures like tennis player Billie Jean King and gymnast Simone Biles, to lesser-known athletes like skateboarding pioneer Patti McGee and Toni Stone, the first woman to play baseball in a men's professional league.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Meet Alice Guy-Blache. She made movies--some of the very first movies, and some of the most exciting! Blow up a pirate ship? Why not? Crawl into a tiger's cage? Of course! Leap off a bridge onto a real speeding train? It will be easy! Driven by her passion for storytelling, Alice saw a potential for film that others had not seen before, allowing her to develop new narratives, new camera angles, new techniques, and to surprise her audiences again and...
Author
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
At the age of thirteen, Mo'ne Davis became the first female pitcher to win a game in the Little League World Series and earned a place in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Now her shutout jersey hangs in the museum in Cooperstown, New York.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
40 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
She grew up in a world where women were supposed to be quiet. But Malala Yousafzai refused to be silent. Discover Malala's story through this powerful narrative telling, and come to see how one brave girl named Malala changed the world.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Newbery-Honor winning author Joyce Sidman explores the extraordinary life and scientific discoveries of Maria Merian, who discovered the truth about metamorphosis and documented the science behind the mystery in this visual biography that features many original paintings by Maria herself."--
Author
Series
Publisher
SportsZone, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
2019
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
This title introduces readers to the US women's ice hockey team, providing exciting details about their thrilling run to a gold medal in 2018 PyeongChang Olympics.
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages.
Language
English
Description
"Serena Williams is one of the world's greatest tennis players. She also designs clothing, invests in startups, and raises her daughter. Learn how the superstar does it all and still finds time to help others"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"Jacqueline Woodson, one of today's finest writers, tells the moving story of her childhood in mesmerizing verse. Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s, living with the remnants of Jim Crow and her growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement. Touching and powerful, each poem is both accessible and...
Author
Publisher
Lerner Pub Group
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume, unpaged.
Language
English
Description
Henrietta Szold provides a model for social justice, how to work for it, not matter the obstacles. Her determination and spirit remain an inspiration to women all over the world.
15) Katie Ledecky
Author
Series
Publisher
Bearport Publishing Company
Pub. Date
c2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Katie Ledecky shot to fame at an early age. By age 15, she had already won a gold medal at the Olympics! So how did this incredible swimmer rise to the top? In this fascinating introduction, young readers will learn about Ledecky's early life and her many amazing achievements.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the boundary-breaking mathematician, Katherine Johnson, reveals how her love of mathematics started at a young age led her to a job at NASA where she calculated the course of moon landings and helped save the Apollo 13 mission.
Author
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
After not being allowed on a research ship, scientist Marie Tharp worked in her small office to map out the ocean floor and, overcoming the skeptics of her scientifc community, discovered a deep rift valley in the ocean floor, which is now acknowledged tobe the largest geograpic feature on the planet.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Susan B. Anthony may be an international icon but her campaign for women's rights had personal roots. Working as a school teacher in New York, Anthony refused to settle for less pay than her male colleagues which ignited her lifelong devotion to women's equality. Anthony toured the United States and Europe giving speeches and publishing articles as one of the most important advocates of women's rights. Learn more about the woman behind the movement...
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Examines the life and achievements of Helen Keller, a woman left blind and deaf by a fever at the age of two. With the help of her teacher Anne Sullivan, Helen learned to communicate and went on to become a famous writer and speaker.
20) Nellie Bly
Author
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
55 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Introduces young readers to the life of the pioneering investigative reporter, her record-breaking trip around the world, and her undercover work on behalf of the mentally ill.