Rebel In A Dress Adventurers

Author : Sylvia Branzei
Publisher : Running Press
ISBN 13 : 0762443855
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rebel in a Dress: Adventurers written by Sylvia Branzei and published by Running Press. This book was released on 2011-10-25 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the rebel in every girl's heart, this series presents the achievements of extraordinary, relevant, and inspiring women throughout history. Through quotes, narratives, photographs, illustrations, and fact-filled side-bars, each book tells the story of twelve bold and courageous women. When the world told them to stay put, these twelve adventurers took to the skies, slopes, and seas. From the daring aviator Amelia Earhart to the relentless photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White, these brave women will dare you to follow your dreams. Featured adventurers include Gudridur Thorbjarnarsdottir (Viking traveler), Susan Butcher (dog sled racer), Kit DesLauriers (skier), Valentina Tereshkova (astronaut), Bessie Coleman (pilot), Janet Guthrie (racecar driver), Sophie Blanchard (balloonist), Nellie Bly (journalist), Gertrude Ederle (English Channel swimmer), and Dr. Diana Hoff (Atlantic Ocean rower).

Author : Sylvia Branzei
Publisher : Running Press
ISBN 13 : 0762443855
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rebel in a Dress: Adventurers written by Sylvia Branzei and published by Running Press. This book was released on 2011-10-25 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the rebel in every girl's heart, this series presents the achievements of extraordinary, relevant, and inspiring women throughout history. Through quotes, narratives, photographs, illustrations, and fact-filled side-bars, each book tells the story of twelve bold and courageous women. When the world told them to stay put, these twelve adventurers took to the skies, slopes, and seas. From the daring aviator Amelia Earhart to the relentless photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White, these brave women will dare you to follow your dreams. Featured adventurers include Gudridur Thorbjarnarsdottir (Viking traveler), Susan Butcher (dog sled racer), Kit DesLauriers (skier), Valentina Tereshkova (astronaut), Bessie Coleman (pilot), Janet Guthrie (racecar driver), Sophie Blanchard (balloonist), Nellie Bly (journalist), Gertrude Ederle (English Channel swimmer), and Dr. Diana Hoff (Atlantic Ocean rower).

Author : Elena Favilli
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1734264101
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Tales of Extraordinary Women written by Elena Favilli and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-11-10 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A contemporary classic, Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls reinvents fairy tales, inspiring girls with the stories of 100 heroic women. Readers will rule ancient Egypt with Cleopatra, make groundbreaking discoveries with Marie Curie, fly through the sky with Amelia Earhart, and defy gravity with Simone Biles. Illustrated by 60 female artists from every corner of the globe, this is the most funded original book in the history of crowdfunding. Plus, scannable codes inside unlock audio stories from the Rebel Girls app!

Author : Linda Skeers
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1492653284
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Women Who Dared written by Linda Skeers and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 barrel • Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman who dared to fly in space • Helen Gibson, the first woman who dared to be a professional stunt person • And many more! This is the perfect read for anyone who wants to know what it means to explore, discover, play, climb, and fight like a girl!

Author : Liz Deskins
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Linking Picture Book Biographies to National Content Standards written by Liz Deskins and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2015-11-23 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting beautifully illustrated picture book biographies, this book pairs narrative nonfiction biographies rich in language and illustrations with national content standards in the social studies, science, and the arts. The current focus on promoting nonfiction reading at all ages has brought to attention the value of narrative nonfiction in the form of new picture book biographies. But which of the thousands of these types of titles will have maximum teaching impact and be interesting to students? This book identifies the "best of the best" in new picture book biographies that are rich in language and illustrations and best support national content standards in science, social studies, and the arts. Written by authors with a combined experience of more than 50 years in teaching as well as extensive knowledge of children's literature and the review of such books, the book provides—in a single resource—the best in recently published picture book biographies that rely on primary and secondary sources, the best in storytelling styles, and the most engaging illustrations. The unit and lesson ideas within can be used as is or modified as needed. The selected biographies enable connections between the stories of individuals' lives in history and required areas of study.

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Remarkable Adventures of Celebrated Persons, Embracing the Romantic Incidents and Adventures in the Lives of Sovereigns, Queens, Generals, Princes, Travellers, Warriors, Adventurers, Voyagers, Etc., Eminent in the History of Europe and America written by and published by . This book was released on 1853 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Michelle Roehm McCann
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1582706409
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book More Girls Who Rocked the World written by Michelle Roehm McCann and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-10-03 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Young women today crave strong, independent role models to look to for motivation. In the follow-up to the 2012 bestseller Girls Who Rocked the World, More Girls Who Rocked the World offers a fun and inspiring collection of influential stories with forty-five more movers and shakers who rocked the world before turning twenty. A variety of achievements, interests, and ethnic backgrounds are represented, from Annie Oakley and Cleopatra to Malala Yousafzai and Misty Copeland--each with her own incredible story of how she created life-changing opportunities for herself and the world. Personal aspirations from today's young women are also interspersed throughout the book, as well as profiles of teenagers who are out there rocking the world right now"--

Author : Alice Pope
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1599634260
Total Pages : 443 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 2011 Children's Writer's And Illustrator's Market written by Alice Pope and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-07-12 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now includes a subscription to CWIM online (the children’s publishing area of writersmarket.com). The 2011 CWIM offers more than 650 listings for book publishers, magazines, agents, art reps and more. It’s completely updated and is the most trusted source for children’s publishing information. CWIM also contains exclusive interviews with and articles by well-respected and award-winning authors, illustrators, and publishing professionals as well as nuts-and-bolts how-to information. Readers will learn what to do, how to do it, and get loads of information and inspiration.

Author : Joseph Orton Kerbey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.8E/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Further Adventures of the Boy Spy in Dixie written by Joseph Orton Kerbey and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Katherine Halligan
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1534436650
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Herstory written by Katherine Halligan and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-09-11 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Move aside history—it’s time for herstory. Celebrate fifty inspiring and powerful women who changed the world and left their mark in this lavishly illustrated biography compilation that’s perfect for fans of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls and She Persisted. Throughout history, girls have often been discussed in terms of what they couldn’t or shouldn’t do. Not anymore. It’s time for herstory—a celebration of not only what girls can do, but the remarkable things women have already accomplished, even when others tried to stop them. In this uplifting and inspiring book, follow the stories of fifty powerhouse women from around the world and across time who each managed to change the world as they knew it forever. Telling the stories of their childhood, the challenges they faced, and the impact of their achievements, each lavishly illustrated spread is a celebration of girl power in its many forms. From astronauts to activists, musicians to mathematicians, these women are sure to motivate young readers of all backgrounds to focus not on the can’ts and shouldn’ts, but on what they can do: anything!