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A review by maurakeaney
Thanks to Frances Perkins: Fighter for Workers' Rights by Deborah Hopkinson
4.0
How is it that Frances Perkins is not a household name, when so much of the progress made by our country in the 20th century is attributable to her work?
Love that more picture book biographies are being written about women leaders, especially labor leaders, and this biography of Francis Perkins is a nice addition. I like the hook of having the reader calculate when he or she will start receiving Social Security. Compared with The Only Woman in the Photo, another wonderful picture book biography of Frances Perkins also published this year, however, this one falls a bit short. Reading that one with my 7 year old, I recall him saying "Wow!" a lot...with this one, he didn't even realize it was about the same person at first. Nevertheless, without that other one to compare it to, this would shine even brighter, and both are welcome!
Highly recommended for both elementary and middle school libraries - great additions to women's history, labor history, and reform collections.
Love that more picture book biographies are being written about women leaders, especially labor leaders, and this biography of Francis Perkins is a nice addition. I like the hook of having the reader calculate when he or she will start receiving Social Security. Compared with The Only Woman in the Photo, another wonderful picture book biography of Frances Perkins also published this year, however, this one falls a bit short. Reading that one with my 7 year old, I recall him saying "Wow!" a lot...with this one, he didn't even realize it was about the same person at first. Nevertheless, without that other one to compare it to, this would shine even brighter, and both are welcome!
Highly recommended for both elementary and middle school libraries - great additions to women's history, labor history, and reform collections.