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4.39 AVERAGE
4.39 AVERAGE
Such an important book for young women. 'You can't be what you can't see' - glad to have female role models, past and present, increasingly in the public eye.
Cute children book! The illustrations are beautiful and I’m happy to report that the subjects of the book are not all abled white women.
I'm obviously not the intended audience, so take the star rating with a grain of salt. I admit, it was cute for what it was and I liked the message. There were several names I had never heard before, so that was refreshing.
Lovely illustrations, excellent information about persistent American women who broke stereotypes and opened the way for more women to follow them including: Virginia Apgar,one of the first women doctors who created the Apgar score that is used to test the health of newborn babies, Maria Tallchief, the first great American prima ballerina and Oprah Winfrey.
This book was beautifully illustrated, and exceptionally done. You should probably buy a copy for everyone you know, and spread it's message everywhere.
An apropos picture book celebrating 13 women who "persisted" and became the first woman or most famous/accomplished woman in any given field. It's like the Precious Moments version of history, and the snippets are short enough to not make much sense to any child in the target audience, but that's just my opinion. What I really did appreciate was the quote from each woman on the right-hand pages (the pages on the left being that short description of each woman's persistence and the fruit of such perseverance). These were some pretty powerful quotes. I also felt it was a sensitive and wise move to celebrate Claudette Colvin for being the first to refuse to sit in the back of the bus instead of giving Rosa Parks all the credit as she's often given (this will please all of the educated parents purchasing the book). This, along with making sure that there's sufficient diversity in subjects (although, Ms. Clinton, you could have made it 14 and included Malala so that you had the Muslims represented), render this picture book a carefully constructed, sensitive, politically correct piece of work. In all, I feel it was a....smart move to produce such a book, and parents will feel really good about themselves purchasing it for their children as they will have tangible proof that they are trying really hard to provide positive female role models to their little girls at a very young age. Perhaps there is some serious cynicism in me that prevents me from seeing any young girl clinging to this book and deciding that she wants to be just like Sonia Sotomayor when she grows up... But we can hope.
Update: I realize now that these female inspirations are all American, hence not having Malala. I imagine the author will catch some flack for not having a Muslim role model, and I expect a future edition to include one; that's the kind of book this is.
Update: I realize now that these female inspirations are all American, hence not having Malala. I imagine the author will catch some flack for not having a Muslim role model, and I expect a future edition to include one; that's the kind of book this is.
adventurous
hopeful
informative
inspiring
relaxing
fast-paced
A must-have for any classroom library. A celebration of diversity and perseverance.
