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4.39 AVERAGE
4.39 AVERAGE
This is a great story about 13 american women who followed their dreams and changed the world. I love that this story includes some women that are not very well known and women from all backgrounds. It is an inspiring story for all children.
Adorable illustrations. I want prints of them framed on my walls. I thought the choices Chelsea Clinton made for which women to include were pretty good, and the text about them was short and sweet, concise and yet moving. Buying a copy for my niece. :)
I knew a few of these ladies, but not Dr. Apgar. I cried when I read about her. My son had an Apgar score 3 when he was born, then better in 5 min. I held my breath until he cried. I loved learning about all of them all over again.
Franklin and I read this together then he took a nap.
Franklin and I read this together then he took a nap.
Learned about women who have done amazing things for this world in a quick audiobook (: Loved it.
Wish it was longer though!
Wish it was longer though!
She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton
Note: My professional goal for this year is to read 50+ diverse books. As I attempt to read and review these books, I will be answering the following questions for each book:
Brief plot summary
This book is about 13 strong and amazing American women who persisted. I am including the list here so I can remember who is included in the book. Women I already knew well: Harriet Tubman, Helen Keller, Ruby Bridges, Sally Ride, Oprah Winfrey, & Sonia Sotomayor. Women I learned more about after reading the book: Clara Lemlich, Nellie Bly, Virginia Apgar, Maria Tallchief, Claudette Colvin, Margaret Chase Smith, & Florence Griffith Joyner.
How is the book diverse?
This is a book about all women with different backgrounds.
Opinion & reason for rating
I am giving this book five stars. First, in history classes, the focus is often on men. How many women do we learn about during the American Revolution? Typically, we learn about Betsy Ross and maybe another one or two if we are lucky. While I knew about half of the women pretty well, I did not know much about the other half. In some cases, I had never heard of the woman. This book is also deserving of five stars because each woman has a illustration and a quotation, which is really impactful. The one that sticks out the most is from Sally Ride, “Young girls need to see role models in whatever career they may choose, just so they can picture themselves doing those jobs someday. You can’t be what you can’t see.”
How does the book impact me as a person and as a teacher? Why does this book matter?
I wish I had a book like this when I was a young girl. It wasn’t until middle school that I really began feeling strongly in women’s rights, and I believe this book would have been very impactful to an elementary school Kelly. There is one woman that really stood out to me - Claudette Colvin. I have never heard her name and was surprised to learn that she first refused to give up her seat and that she inspired Rosa Parks. It made me want to learn more about her and why she doesn’t get more credit for this action. I also did not know that the Apgar score was named after a woman, and I would love to learn more about her life too. Even though I knew about half of the women, I did learn some new facts about them like how Sonia Sotomayor was inspired by fictional judges from tv and that she has diabetes. This book would be a great starting point to use in my classroom to have girls learn more about inspiring women that the majority of people do not know about.
I would recommend this book to...
Young girls so that they may be inspired to reach for the stars and allow their dreams to come true.
Note: My professional goal for this year is to read 50+ diverse books. As I attempt to read and review these books, I will be answering the following questions for each book:
Brief plot summary
This book is about 13 strong and amazing American women who persisted. I am including the list here so I can remember who is included in the book. Women I already knew well: Harriet Tubman, Helen Keller, Ruby Bridges, Sally Ride, Oprah Winfrey, & Sonia Sotomayor. Women I learned more about after reading the book: Clara Lemlich, Nellie Bly, Virginia Apgar, Maria Tallchief, Claudette Colvin, Margaret Chase Smith, & Florence Griffith Joyner.
How is the book diverse?
This is a book about all women with different backgrounds.
Opinion & reason for rating
I am giving this book five stars. First, in history classes, the focus is often on men. How many women do we learn about during the American Revolution? Typically, we learn about Betsy Ross and maybe another one or two if we are lucky. While I knew about half of the women pretty well, I did not know much about the other half. In some cases, I had never heard of the woman. This book is also deserving of five stars because each woman has a illustration and a quotation, which is really impactful. The one that sticks out the most is from Sally Ride, “Young girls need to see role models in whatever career they may choose, just so they can picture themselves doing those jobs someday. You can’t be what you can’t see.”
How does the book impact me as a person and as a teacher? Why does this book matter?
I wish I had a book like this when I was a young girl. It wasn’t until middle school that I really began feeling strongly in women’s rights, and I believe this book would have been very impactful to an elementary school Kelly. There is one woman that really stood out to me - Claudette Colvin. I have never heard her name and was surprised to learn that she first refused to give up her seat and that she inspired Rosa Parks. It made me want to learn more about her and why she doesn’t get more credit for this action. I also did not know that the Apgar score was named after a woman, and I would love to learn more about her life too. Even though I knew about half of the women, I did learn some new facts about them like how Sonia Sotomayor was inspired by fictional judges from tv and that she has diabetes. This book would be a great starting point to use in my classroom to have girls learn more about inspiring women that the majority of people do not know about.
I would recommend this book to...
Young girls so that they may be inspired to reach for the stars and allow their dreams to come true.
We've come a long way, but let's make this book one we share with all of our young readers so it becomes the norm.
My library has a super cool copy of this called a Wonderbook, which has an audio reading stored on a small computer and speaker inside the book. Ms. Clinton reads the book herself, which is awesome. The story is probably for more advanced readers in the 8-13 age range. It’s a quick history lesson about women who made a difference.
This is a really cute children's historical book about 13 women in American history that changed the game. It has a lot of information and it's presented in a fun and beautiful way. The art in this is really cute and even I learned something for this. So if you have a child in your life or you just want to read a really quick, cute book about women in history, give this one a go!
