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4.22 AVERAGE
4.22 AVERAGE
My 6 year old and I both learned a lot about Jane Addams, the first woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize (in 1931), a founding member of both the NAACP and the ACLU, and most notably for my 6 year old, the first person to build a public playground in the city of Chicago. This picture book focuses on her philanthropy and community activism as the founder of Hull House, a community-based "settlement house" for the poor in Chicago, through which she transformed a community for decades.
The text was engaging but we weren't huge fans of the illustrations. The back matter was excellent, inspiring my son to want to read and learn more about Jane Addams. We enjoyed the photographs at the end as well.
The text was engaging but we weren't huge fans of the illustrations. The back matter was excellent, inspiring my son to want to read and learn more about Jane Addams. We enjoyed the photographs at the end as well.
Thoughtful picture book biography of the founder of Hull House. Recommended for ages 6-8.
I really admire Jane Addams. For a semester in college (in-between majoring in English literature and psychology) I took classes in sociology and studied her in depth. I either learned more from this book, or more likely relearned some of what I learned back then. She was a remarkable woman.
This is an excellent picture book, the picture book portion book fine as a read aloud picture book for 4 to 8 year olds, and the last portion, with photos and much more text, appropriate for independent readers (and also reading aloud) for 8 to 12 year olds.
I enjoyed the illustrations. They really enhanced the text, and I love the style and use of color, and for me the photographs added even more to the account.
This book gives just right amount of information in each section, and left me wanting to read more.
I recommend this book particularly for 8 to 11 year olds, especially those interested in social justice, history, women’s rights, strong women, and anyone who enjoys reading about how one person/a small group of people can make a big difference.
This is an excellent picture book, the picture book portion book fine as a read aloud picture book for 4 to 8 year olds, and the last portion, with photos and much more text, appropriate for independent readers (and also reading aloud) for 8 to 12 year olds.
I enjoyed the illustrations. They really enhanced the text, and I love the style and use of color, and for me the photographs added even more to the account.
This book gives just right amount of information in each section, and left me wanting to read more.
I recommend this book particularly for 8 to 11 year olds, especially those interested in social justice, history, women’s rights, strong women, and anyone who enjoys reading about how one person/a small group of people can make a big difference.
Now I absolutely have to know EVERYTHING about Jane Addams- that's how you write heroine fiction for children. Now I'm imagining reading this to all little my future-feminist babies and looking for the day when their eyes light up with how amazing this woman was!
I would give this book 3 stars because I found Jane Addams story very interesting. My son on the other hand gave it 1 star. It just didn't capture his attention
I always love seeing the work of Tanya Lee Stone come to fruition in the form of a picture book! I never really knew all of the things that Jane Addams did in her lifetime; this was truly an eye-opening read! I think children will recognize how she used her position of privilege for good...and maybe even explore how they, too, can make a difference in the world.
Maybe a 4.5, since I learned more. She was a founding member of both the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), as well as the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
Needed biography to show rich people use to try to improve the lives of others, instead of paying poverty wages.
Needed biography to show rich people use to try to improve the lives of others, instead of paying poverty wages.
As a lifelong Illinoisian, I've heard of Jane Addams here and there. I know she's associated with Chicago, and I know she was famous for being a philanthropist who walked the walk as well as talked the talk.
I had no idea how influential she really was! From being responsible for something as simple as the first public playground in Chicago to revolutionizing education for working-class kids and working with city officials to improve hygiene in the poor neighborhoods.
This is a great overview of some of Addams' most important achievements, and it comes with a good-sized bibliography and "further reading" section for those who want more. It's a great introduction to a great lady!
I had no idea how influential she really was! From being responsible for something as simple as the first public playground in Chicago to revolutionizing education for working-class kids and working with city officials to improve hygiene in the poor neighborhoods.
This is a great overview of some of Addams' most important achievements, and it comes with a good-sized bibliography and "further reading" section for those who want more. It's a great introduction to a great lady!
As a kid in the Chicago area, I devoured bios because I wanted to learn about famous people and how they overcame adversity to gain a skill or achieve a goal.
I remember reading a bio of Jane Addams because she was a central figure in assistance for the poor in Chicago.
THTJB tells the story of Addams, a girl from a wealthy family who grew up to found Hull House, at first one house, then a whole collection of buildings focusing on the poor – feeding them, educating them, helping them improve their conditions. Addams was the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize and the FBI actually considered her “the most dangerous woman in America” because of her opposition to war and her support of the women’s vote, among other things.
The illustrations by Kathryn Brown are done in pastels, and I felt the kids in them were very sweet. They show Jane’s kindness and care for everyone around her.
NOTE: This review will appear on my library's book review social media channel in the future.
I remember reading a bio of Jane Addams because she was a central figure in assistance for the poor in Chicago.
THTJB tells the story of Addams, a girl from a wealthy family who grew up to found Hull House, at first one house, then a whole collection of buildings focusing on the poor – feeding them, educating them, helping them improve their conditions. Addams was the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize and the FBI actually considered her “the most dangerous woman in America” because of her opposition to war and her support of the women’s vote, among other things.
The illustrations by Kathryn Brown are done in pastels, and I felt the kids in them were very sweet. They show Jane’s kindness and care for everyone around her.
NOTE: This review will appear on my library's book review social media channel in the future.