Hooray for Women!
What's This Book About
Discover and cheer the accomplishments of more than seventy amazing women from all over the world and throughout history. They’re activists and explorers, scientists and writers and more. And they’re all women: Cleopatra, Boudicca, Joan of Arc, Elizabeth I, Mary Wollstonecraft, Jane Austen, Florence Nightingale, Marie Curie, Eleanor Roosevelt, Amelia Earhart, Frida Kahlo, Anne Frank, Wangari Maathai, Mae C. Jemison, Cathy Freeman, and Malala Yousafzai, to name just a few. Marcia Williams, through her lively comic-strip style and a clever combination of facts, quotes, and jokes, invites readers to peruse these extraordinary women’s stories, learn about their noteworthy achievements, be inspired to greatness . . . and be thoroughly entertained.
What Kind of Book is Hooray for Women!
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This book may be great for an older reader who loves facts, but it is not a story/picture book. It is a non-fiction book with lots of tiny print on each page.
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The Creative Behind the Book
Marcia Williams has written and illustrated many children’s books, including The Romans: Gods, Emperors, and Dormice; Greek Myths; Tales from Shakespeare; Ancient Egypt: Tales of Gods and Pharaohs; and The Elephant’s Friend and Other Tales from Ancient India. Her humorous comic-strip illustrations are readily recognizable and hugely popular all over the world. She lives in London.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9781536201116
- Publication Date
- August 13, 2019
- Publisher
- Candlewick
- Original Publication Date
- August 13, 2019
- Page Count
- 48
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 8 - 12 years
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