Displaying 1 of 1 2023 Format: Book Author: Krull, Kathleen, author. Title: Born reading : 20 stories of women reading their way into history / Kathleen Krull and Virginia Loh-Hagan ; illustrated by Aura Lewis. Publisher, Date: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2023] Description: 138 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm. Summary: "Once books change their brains, girls change history. Discover the foundation of reading that empowered some of the world's most influential women in this collection of 20 biographies"-- Provided by publisher. Target Audience Note: Ages 8-12. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. Grades 7-9. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. Subjects: Women -- Books and reading -- History -- Juvenile literature. Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. Books and reading -- Juvenile literature. Genre: Illustrated works. Other Author: Loh-Hagan, Virginia, author. Lewis, Aura, illustrator. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-133) and index. Contents: Cleopatra lives in the library: Cleopatra (69-30 BC) -- Wu gets ahead: Wu Zetian (624-705) -- Elizabeth rules the day: Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603) -- Juana reads in secret: Sor (Sister) Juana In©♭s de la Cruz (1651-1695) -- Phillis uses her voice: Phillis Wheatley Peters (1753-1784) -- E. Pauline takes the stage: E. Pauline Johnson (1861-1913) -- Chien-Shiung breaks barriers: Chien-Shiung Wu (1912-1997) -- Indira learns from letters: Indira Gandhi (1917-1984) -- Shirley blazes trails: Shirley Chisholm (1924-2005) -- Patsy pushes back: Patsy Mink (1927-2002) -- Audre refuses to be silent: Audre Lorde (1934-1992) -- Temple thinks in pictures: Temple Grandin (1947- ) -- Sally reaches for the stars: Sally Ride (1951-2012) -- Oprah influences America: Oprah Winfrey (1954- ) -- Sonia solves mysteries: Sonia Sotomayor (1954- ) -- Serena rises up: Serena Williams (1981- ) -- Taylor shakes it off: Taylor Swift (1989- ) -- Malala doesn't back down: Malala Yousafzai (1997- ) -- Amanda climbs hills: Amanda Gorman (1998- ) -- Marley gets it done: Marley Dias (2005- ) -- Epilogue: Kathy reads on the job: Kathleen Krull (1952-2021) -- Feminist fun facts -- More girls with books -- Activities to keep reading. LCCN: 2022028198 ISBN: 9781665917988 1665917989 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 814968 Call Number: J 028.908 KRULL Course Reserves: 0 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Place Request Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
