Book Spotlight in Sponsorship with Jeanne Walker Harvey of Dressing Up the Stars: The Story of Movie Costume Designer Edith…
Browsing: Women’s History
The Girl Who Could Fix Anything combines biography and science history to tell the fascinating story of one of the pioneers of the engineering field.
Jackrabbit Jewel and the Longhorn Cattle Drive makes a great addition to a unit of study on American Folktales, or a fun read-aloud for Women’s History Month.
In this episode, I talk with Jeanne Walker Harvey, the author of the stunning picture book biography Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas.
In anticipation of Women’s History Month in March, here are some recent picture books about revolutionary women to inspire the future and encourage young readers to see possibility.
Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas is a beautiful and thought-provoking biography for young readers and artists to enjoy. Highly Recommended!
Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas The Children’s Book Review In this stunning celebration of art and…
The Radium Girls: Young Readers’ Edition: The Scary but True Story of the Poison that Made People Glow in the Dark is gripping and deeply inspiring.
HOW TO BUILD A HUG, by Amy Guglielmo and Jacqueline Tourville, is a touching tribute to Temple Grandin and those who struggle with certain aspects of autism.
In this episode of the Growing Readers Podcast, I talk with Sharice Davids, one of the first Native American women elected to Congress and the first LGBTQ congressperson to represent Kansas. We discuss Sharice’s Big Voice: How a Native Kid Becomes a Congresswoman.