Women Who Dared: 52 Stories of Fearless Daredevils, Adventurers, and Rebels (Biography Books for Kids, Feminist Books for Girls)

by Linda Skeers

Other authorsLivi Gosling (Illustrator)
Hardcover, 2017

Library's review

Women: adventurers, daredevils, and rebels! This new compilation of brief biographies features women throughout history (some are known and some not) who have risked their lives for adventure. Includes Bibliography, Index, About the Author, About the Illustrator.

Publication

Sourcebooks Explore (2017), 128 pages

Description

Biography & Autobiography. History. Juvenile Nonfiction. HTML: The perfect introduction for learning about women throughout history who dared to do the extraordinary! Inspire our new generation of women to explore, discover, persist, succeed, and fight like a girl! Women have been doing amazing, daring, and dangerous things for years, but they're rarely mentioned in our history books as adventurers, daredevils, or rebels. This new compilation of brief biographies features women throughout history who have risked their lives for adventure-many of whom you may not know, but all of whom you'll WANT to know, such as: Annie Edson Taylor, the first person who dared to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman who dared to fly in space Helen Gibson, the first woman who dared to be a professional stunt person And many more! If you and your child enjoyed She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton, Little Dreamers, Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls or Girls Think of Everything, you will love reading Women Who Dared..… (more)

Language

Original language

English

Pages

128

Physical description

128 p.; 9.25 inches

ISBN

1492653276 / 9781492653271

UPC

760789265716

DDC/MDS

920.72
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