Amelia to Zora: Twenty-Six Women Who Changed the World

by Cynthia Chin-Lee

Hardcover, 2005

Tags

NCSS Standards Theme--People-Places-Environments, NCSS Standards Theme--Individuals-Groups-Institutions, Biography, Reading Level-Intermediate (3-5)

Genres

Collection

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People

Publication

Charlesbridge (2005), Edition: 1/16/05, 32 pages

Description

Profiles the lives of twenty-six women who, through their acts and deeds, helped shape and change the world during their lifetime, including pilot Amelia Earhart and anthropologist Zora Neal Hurston.

Subjects

Alphabet books
Women Biography Juvenile literature
Women Juvenile literature

Awards

CCBC Choices (2006)
Children's Favorites Awards (Selection — 2006)
NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People (2006)
Rise: A Feminist Book Project for Ages 0-18 (Selection — 2006)

Language

English

Original language

English

Original publication date

2005

ISBN

9781570915222

DDC/MDS

920.72

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