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4.39 AVERAGE
4.39 AVERAGE
hopeful
informative
inspiring
May or may not have started crying at the bookstore reading this.
This book is a must have for girls! My 1st grader and I had a wonderful time reading and discussing these amazing women. Simple facts and beautiful illustrations make for a reading. Beautiful book that I will certainly gift in the future.
This book was fine, but not compelling. The snippets of the women who persisted were interesting and accessible to children, but the book lacked the factor that makes a girl read the pages and aspire to such persistence herself.
The other loss was that this book seemed geared toward young girls and I would like to see it appeal to young boys as well to learn the value of these historical women.
I like the premise, but was not wowed by the book.
The other loss was that this book seemed geared toward young girls and I would like to see it appeal to young boys as well to learn the value of these historical women.
I like the premise, but was not wowed by the book.
I loved this book because it will inspire young girls to follow their dreams. I also read about some women's stories that I've never heard of. I loved the fact that this book mentioned Claudette Colvin because her story always gets overshadowed by Rosa Parks in terms of the Civil Rights Movement. The fact that the book also mentioned Florence Joyner was cool cause she was an amazing track and field star. Every little girl should read this book.
Boy does she sound like her mom. Uneven descriptions. Unclear on age range.
I love these stories and the more exposure these women get, the better. It's short but I learned something new.
This is a good intro to biography texts for young students. Each woman featured gets a brief paragraph highlighting her accomplishment. I was under the impression that it was for older readers, so at first I was disappointed in the brevity of the text. However, the variety of women featured was admirable; there were several that I did not know. What really won my admiration we’re the illustrations.
Often, simple books of this type will include additional biographical information at the end, or links for additional information. I really wish this was part of the text. I read this for myself, but think that reading it with children would lead to additional questions about these amazing women’s lives. I’d like to know more about each (and yes, I can do this research myself, but it’s nice when authors share their sources for teachers).
Often, simple books of this type will include additional biographical information at the end, or links for additional information. I really wish this was part of the text. I read this for myself, but think that reading it with children would lead to additional questions about these amazing women’s lives. I’d like to know more about each (and yes, I can do this research myself, but it’s nice when authors share their sources for teachers).
After this received all the hype it did, I had pretty high hopes for what was to come, especially since I generally enjoy these types of books. I have to say, this was a bit of a let down.
The illustrations are very cute, and I don't think I have a single negative thing to say about that. The writing style itself is fine--it functions well, and I have no real comments on it for the most part. My main issue is with the tone. Perhaps it is simply from forcing the phrase "she persisted" into every story, but some of the stories honestly were just unfortunate to read. It opens on Harriet Tubman, a woman who was able to persist her way out of slavery, and later speaks of a woman who could have chosen to only be a US Representative and a US Senator but persisted so that she could be more than just that. Most of the stories were sweet, and a great introduction to the history of American women, but there were a couple (like the two I mentioned) that just rubbed me the wrong way.
I wanted to enjoy this, I really did. Parts of it were decent, and the illustrations were lovely. But that tone that was occasionally belittling, occasionally condescending towards those who did not achieve the same... it just left me with this gross feeling. There are other books of this type that I think are far better.
The illustrations are very cute, and I don't think I have a single negative thing to say about that. The writing style itself is fine--it functions well, and I have no real comments on it for the most part. My main issue is with the tone. Perhaps it is simply from forcing the phrase "she persisted" into every story, but some of the stories honestly were just unfortunate to read. It opens on Harriet Tubman, a woman who was able to persist her way out of slavery, and later speaks of a woman who could have chosen to only be a US Representative and a US Senator but persisted so that she could be more than just that. Most of the stories were sweet, and a great introduction to the history of American women, but there were a couple (like the two I mentioned) that just rubbed me the wrong way.
I wanted to enjoy this, I really did. Parts of it were decent, and the illustrations were lovely. But that tone that was occasionally belittling, occasionally condescending towards those who did not achieve the same... it just left me with this gross feeling. There are other books of this type that I think are far better.