Rosie: Stronger Than Steel
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A brave tractor farms for freedom in a story inspired by women who acted with courage and strength in American factories and on British farms during World War II.This is our Rosie, stronger than steel.She’ll plow all the landwith a turn of her wheel.Built by women in the United States and sent to England to dig and plow alongside female farmers during World War II, Rosie the tractor does whatever is needed to support the war effort. She works day and night to help grow crops for the troops…even when she has to hide in the fields. This is because she knows, like the women who built her and the women who farm with her, that they all must do their part.Inspired by the group of American women collectively known as “Rosie the Riveter” and the British Women’s Land Army, this is a story about taking action and coming together for the greater good.
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Lindsay Ward has a BFA in Illustration from Syracuse University. Her most recent books include It’s Show and Tell, Dexter! and Don’t Forget Dexter!, books 1 and 2 in the Dexter T. Rexter Series with Two Lions. She is also the author and illustrator of Brobarians (Two Lions, 2017), The Importance of Being 3 (Dial, 2016), Rosco vs. the Baby (S&S, 2016), Henry Finds His Word (Dial, 2015), a Choose to Read Ohio Book, When Blue Met Egg (Dial, 2012), and Please Bring Balloons (Dial, 2013), which was produced into a play by the New York City Children’s Theater in 2017. Her work has been reviewed in Kirkus Reviews, Publisher’s Weekly, and the New York Times. Lindsay is the founder of Critter Lit, a free picture book manuscript and illustration critique service for up-and-coming authors and illustrators. Lindsay lives in Peninsula, Ohio with her husband, author Frank Tupta, two sons, and dog. Visit her online at lindsaymward.com or follow her on twitter @lindsaymward.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9781542017947
- Publication Date
- April 1, 2020
- Publisher
- Two Lions
- Illustration Details
- Colored pencil and cut paper
- Page Count
- 40
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 4 - 8 years
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 1119758024
- Lexile® Level
- 480L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~M
- Est. ATOS® Book Level
- ~3.2
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