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4.39 AVERAGE
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Very cut and dry. This didn’t engage my students the way I wanted it to. The writing was kind of weird too in the sense that sometimes the sentence structures were kind of bumpy. I liked the idea of it and I even learned about some women I didn’t know but I don’t think this makes good read aloud material or engages students in any meaningful way. The illustrations were cute though.
This was a really great little picture book. I thought the illustrations were beautiful and the information about the amazing women inspiring. This is a picture book that I look forward to sharing with my daughter. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Lovely book, it is great to inspire little girls.
Emma and I read this together and she really enjoyed the stories of real American women who made a difference in the world.
Great choices. I especially love that they used Claudette Colvin and not Rosa Parks for a civil rights example.
The artwork is so beautiful and the message is so sweet. The quotes were a nice touch. The choices of women highlighted seemed random but covered many spheres of influence and diversity. I love that they used Claudette Colvin's name and described how she "inspired" Rosa Parks instead of just defaulting to that story. I feel like the language and ideas here are a bit too advanced for the age-group they are targeting, but with a patient and knowledgeable adult, this is a book that could inspire many questions and all kinds of fantastic learning. The actual writing is just okay, but I can't get over the beautiful illustrations, or the fact that books like this exist for our young girls today.
I have to admit, I was a bit dubious when I heard about this book. It seemed like it was just a quick way to capitalize on a particular moment in politics. But then I read the book. It is beautifully written and thoughtfully curated. The women included in this book go beyond the typical names you're used to reading about like Rosa Parks or Susan B. Anthony. But whether the women in this book were well-known or little-known, one thing unites them all. They were warned. They were given an explanation. Nevertheless, they persisted. And so should you.
While completely out of my wheelhouse, I thoroughly enjoyed this very short picture book with delightful illustrations and brief phrases from each of the women who is profiled with a single paragraph. I really liked Margaret Chase Smith, who’s life and work enabled both Warren and Cheney (I admire her for standing firm against Trump - I think she’s largely wrong on policy generally).