This Little Trailblazer: A Girl Power Primer

by Joan Holub

Other authorsDaniel Roode (Illustrator)
Paperback, 2018

Status

Available

Publication

Scholastic, Inc. (2018)

Description

This board book highlights ten memorable female trailblazers.

Rating

½ (6 ratings; 4.6)

User reviews

LibraryThing member wichitafriendsschool
So much of our traditional history focuses of accomplishments of men. This book is about women of accomplishment and emphasizes brains over beauty, with the first lines stating, "Paving the way to a future that's bright. Helping the world with their skills, smarts, and might..." Each page walks
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readers through a female trailblazer, including Ada Lovelace, Florence Nightingale, Coco Chanel, Ross Parks, Maria Tallchief, Wilma Rudolph, Sonia Sotomayor, Ruby Bridges, Maya Lin, and Malala Yousafzai. The book celebrates diversity by representing women of different ages, races, backgrounds, professions, time periods, and more. Each woman receives an two page spread with the left-hand side including a four line rhyming poem about the individual, while the right-hand side provides a few additional facts about her. Although this is a simple board-book format, it is a classroom resource for stimulating young girl children to dream and believe in themselves ... and young boy children to be aware and respect the abilities of girls and women.
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LibraryThing member lispylibrarian
This Little Trailblazer: A Girl power Primer by Joan Holub and Daniel Roode is WONDERFUL! It tells a quick one-sentence summary of the lives and changes that some wonderful women made to our world including Malala Youszafzai and Rosa Parks. Each woman is displayed in a way that young girls will
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love and relate to.
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LibraryThing member Stahl-Ricco
A great little introduction to the women who have contributed so much to our world!
Ada Lovelace, Florence Nightingale, Coco Chanel, Rosa Parks, Maria Tallchief, Wilma Rudolph, Sonia Sotomayor, Ruby Bridges, Maya Lin, and Malala Yousafzai all get two pages each in here! And 12 more women are covered
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on the last two pages! Inspirational read for anyone and everyone!
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Physical description

8.03 inches

ISBN

1338281798 / 9781338281798
Page: 0.2801 seconds