Women

Emma Gatewood's life was far from easy. In rural Ohio, she managed a household of 11 kids alongside a less-than-supportive husband. One day, at age 67, she decided to go for a nice long walk . . . and ended up completing the Appalachian Trail. With...

Don't miss this captivating sequel to the acclaimed She Spoke by Kathy MacMillan and Manuela Bernardi. When the world tells you to stay quiet, do you listen, or do you speak up? In She Spoke Too: 14 More Women Who Raised Their Voices and Changed the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780823440566Author David A. AdlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Holiday House IncPublisher Holiday House IncWeight(grams) 125gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781534460072Author Mara RockliffFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780358242178Author Keith O'BrienFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Clarion BooksPublisher Clarion BooksWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 193mm * 135mm *...

When Patti McGee first saw a skateboard, it was a board with wheels nailed onto it. At the time, skateboarding was considered boys' domain - not something for girls to take part in. Despite the jeers, discouragement, and admonitions to be "less like a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781534410978Author Amy GuglielmoFormat HardbackPage Count 48Imprint Atheneum Books for Young ReadersPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams)...

* 4 Starred Reviews ** An Indie Next List Pick *"Playful, bold, and, much like its subject, full of grace." -Jillian Tamaki, Caldecott Honor winner for This One Summer "It Began with a Page tells [Gyo Fujikawa's] story beautifully, in picture-book form."...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781543559231Author Kassandra RadomskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Capstone PressPublisher Capstone Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781786030184Author Lisbeth KaiserFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Frances Lincoln Children's BooksPublisher Quarto Publishing PLCWeight(grams)...

"A powerful story." -The Horn Book "A worthy addition to children's biography collections." -Booklist "A solid treatment of an important but little-known figure, and it may prompt kids to think about the role and composition of a free press." -BCCB...

The seventh addition to this New York Times bestselling series spotlights Helen Keller and shows kids that obstacles can create heroes (Cover may vary) When Helen Keller was very young, she got a rare disease that made her deaf and blind. Suddenly, she...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Oregon Book Award 2013.Book InformationISBN 9781984851925Author Deborah HopkinsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Random House USA Children's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781534110618Author Aimee BissonetteFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Sleeping Bear PressPublisher Sleeping Bear PressWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm)...

Discover the remarkable achievements of female mathematicians in this fascinating book. Learn more about this STEM topic through inspirational women such as Ada Lovelace, the Bletchley Park code-breakers and Katherine Johnson, and find out how they...

All Tererai ever wanted was an education. But in Zimbabwe, education for girls was hatigone - impossible. So Tererai taught herself to read and write with her brother's schoolbooks and solved math problems while watching cattle graze. When Tererai became...

Now available from the creators of the New York Times Best-Selling Who Was? series: a box set that celebrates the achievements of three of the brightest minds in history.Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, and Benjamin Franklin expanded our thinking, lit up...

From a very young age, Sue Hendrickson was meant to find things: lost coins, perfume bottles, even hidden treasure. Her endless curiosity eventually led to her career in diving and paleontology, where she would continue to find things big and small. In...

On a warm spring day in 1883, a woman rode across the Brooklyn Bridge with a rooster on her lap. It was the first trip across an engineering marvel that had taken nearly fourteen years to construct. The woman's husband was the chief engineer, and he...

Meet Ella Fitzgerald and discover the story of her life and work in this engagingly illustrated biography - narrated by the singer herself. Sometimes called "The First Lady of Song," other times "The Queen of Jazz," Ella Fitzgerald was one of the most...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525644422Author Anna MembrinoPage Count 22Imprint Random House USA Children's BooksPublisher Random House USA Inc

This book explains civil rights and the the history of the fight for equal rights for women in an accessible way for younger readers.Included is a foreword by Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu, who is a prominent lawyer, political and women's rights activist and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781638070313Author Thorpe aFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Rockridge PressPublisher Rockridge Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780448479637Author Pam PollackFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint G P Putnam's SonsPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 102gDimensions(mm) 194mm *...

Find out about the life of the fossil collector Mary Anning and her discoveries as a palaeontologist. The book has photos, illustrations and simple text suitable for young children. For children following Book Bands, it is suitable for those reading at...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781623543938Author Alexandra S. D. HinrichsFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.Publisher Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781541557260Author Barbara LowellFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint Kar-Ben PublishingPublisher Lerner Publishing Group

In Incredible Sporting Champions, you will meet just a few of the incredibly talented, dedicated and brave women who have refused to let people decide for them what they are capable of achieving. Travel back to meet Babe Didrikson Zaharias, who...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525555988Author Brad MeltzerFormat HardbackImprint DialPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 200mm * 200mm * 10mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781938492310Author Mary WissingerFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint Science, Naturally!Publisher Science, Naturally!

When Temple Grandin was born, her parents knew she was different. Years later she was diagnosed with autism. Temple's doctor recommended institutionalizing her, but her mother believed in her. Temple went to school instead. Today, Dr. Temple Grandin, a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781433336843Author William RiceFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Teacher Created Materials, IncPublisher Teacher Created Materials, Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525645009Author Alice B. McGintyFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Random House USA Children's BooksPublisher Random House USA Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781368019910Author Emily Arnold McCullyFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Disney PressPublisher Disney Book Publishing Inc.Weight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780756566616Author Rebecca StanboroughFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Capstone PressPublisher Capstone Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781499807202Author Dee RomitoFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Little Bee BooksPublisher Little Bee BooksWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 218mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781786037558Author Maria Isabel Sanchez VegaraFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Frances Lincoln Children's BooksPublisher Quarto Publishing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781635926828Author Vivian KirkfieldFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Calkins CreekPublisher Astra Publishing HouseWeight(grams) 505gDimensions(mm) 262mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781524772291Author Shana CoreyFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA Inc

This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great - the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves. In this new board book format, the very youngest readers can learn about one of America's...