The House That Jane Built
What's This Book About
This is the story of Jane Addams, the first American woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, who transformed a poor neighborhood in Chicago by opening up her house as a community center.
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This is an amazing, based on a true story about one courageous woman whose vision to enable and empower the destitute transformed a community and set a precedent many would follow. The illustrations are gorgeous and you'll definitely have the warm fuzzies reading this one!
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The Creatives Behind the Book
Tanya Lee Stone loves to write about women pushing boundaries. She is the award-winning author of The House thatJane Built, Who Said Women Can’t Be Doctors?, and ElizabethLeads the Way. She lives in Burlington, Vermont.
Kathryn Brown has illustrated many picture books, including books by Patricia MacLachlan, Mem Fox, and Jane Yolen. Her work has received an ALA Notable citation, an ABA Pick of the List, and a Parenting Magazine Outstanding Children’s Book of the Year award, among others.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780805090499
- Publication Date
- June 23, 2015
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
- Original Publication Date
- June 23, 2015
- Page Count
- 32
- Words Per Page
- 39
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 6 - 9 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2014036098
- Lexile® Level
- 810L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~S
- ATOS® Book Level
- 4.5
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 175006
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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