Women Who Dared: 52 Stories of Fearless Daredevils, Adventurers, and Rebels
Women Who Dared: 52 Stories of Fearless Daredevils, Adventurers, and Rebels
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Women Who Dared: 52 Stories of Fearless Daredevils, Adventurers, and Rebels

Written by Linda Skeers
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9 - 13
Reading age
128
Page count
173
Words per page
950L
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Sep 5, 2017
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The perfect introduction for learning about women throughout history who dared to do the extraordinary! Inspire our new generation of women to explore, discover, persist, succeed, and fight like a girl! A great gift for girls 9-12!Women have been doing amazing, daring, and dangerous things for years, but they’re rarely mentioned in our history books as adventurers, daredevils, or rebels. This new compilation of brief biographies features women throughout history who have risked their lives for adventure–many of whom you may not know, but all of whom you’ll WANT to know, such as: Annie Edson Taylor, the first person who dared to go over Niagara Falls in a barrelValentina Tereshkova, the first woman who dared to fly in spaceHelen Gibson, the first woman who dared to be a professional stunt personAnd many more! If you and your child enjoyed She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton, Little Dreamers, Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls or Girls Think of Everything, you will love reading Women Who Dared.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781492653271
    Publication Date
    September 5, 2017
    Publisher
    Sourcebooks Explore
    Page Count
    128
    Words Per Page
    173
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    9 - 13 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2017006498
    Lexile® Level
    950L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~W
    ATOS® Book Level
    6.7
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    4
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    197073
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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