Women

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780823431939Author Laurie LawlorFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Holiday House IncPublisher Holiday House IncWeight(grams) 147gDimensions(mm) 251mm *...

REACH FOR THE STARS and learn all about SPACE in this fact-packed new book from the bestselling creator of the FANTASTICALLY GREAT WOMEN series! Mixing STEM topics with a sweet story of figuring out your place in the world, this is the perfect...

A dazzling first-person picture book biography of the life of fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli by gifted team Kyo Maclear and Julie Morstad. Backmatter included. Beauty . . . Color . . . ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615856179Author Shari GriffithsFormat PaperbackPage Count 34Imprint Premio Publishing & Gozo Books, LLCPublisher Premio Publishing & Gozo Books,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780803740822Author Brad MeltzerFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Dial Books for Young Readers,USPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams)...

Get to know Yayoi Kusama, a Japanese artist known for her extensive use of polka dots and for her infinity installations, in this fascinating nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series of biographies about people "you should meet!"Meet Yayoi...

In 1660, at the age of thirteen, Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) began her study of butterfly metamorphosis-years before any other scientist published an accurate description of the process. Later, Merian and her daughter ventured thousands of miles...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593377659Author Rachel IgnotofskyPage Count 30Imprint Crown Books for Young ReadersPublisher Random House USA Inc

Get to know celebrated Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg-in the first picture book about her life-as she proves that disagreeing does not make you disagreeable!Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has spent a lifetime disagreeing:...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781481461313Author Amy GuglielmoFormat HardbackPage Count 48Imprint Atheneum Books for Young ReadersPublisher Atheneum Books for Young ReadersWeight(grams)...

Dream bigger, aim higher and fight harder while learning about trailblazing girls and women in this sticker activity book, featuring beautiful portraits from the bestselling Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls book. The fascinating and inspiring girls and...

Learn about the life of Jane Goodall, a pioneering scientist who became the world expert on chimpanzees, in this early reader biography. Jane Goodall was the first person to study wild chimpanzees up close in a rain forest. She befriended the chimps and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593377666Author Rachel IgnotofskyPage Count 30Imprint Crown Books for Young ReadersPublisher Random House USA Inc

Celebrate Michelle Obama's most motivational and powerful moments, with quotes from the former First Lady, and vibrant illustrations by Alison Oliver (Moon; BabyLit series.) Be encouraging. Be brilliant. Be you. Each book ends with a mirror! Look for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593533338Author Brad MeltzerFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Penguin Young ReadersPublisher Penguin Young ReadersWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm)...

Get to know Zaha Hadid in this nonfiction picture book about the famed architect's life and her triumph over adversity from celebrated author-illustrator Jeanette Winter. Zaha Hadid grew up in Baghdad, Iraq, and dreamed of designing her own cities...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781481491518Author Kathleen KrullFormat HardbackPage Count 48Imprint Atheneum Books for Young ReadersPublisher Atheneum Books for Young ReadersWeight(grams)...

In this biography, discover the inspiring story of Katherine Johnson, famed NASA mathematician and one of the subjects of the award-winning 2016 film Hidden Figures. It was an incredible accomplishment when the United States first put a person on the...

2018 San Diego Book Awards Finalist Cleopatra has been called intelligent and scheming, ambitious and ruthless, sensual and indulgent. This unique biography captures the excitement of her life story, including portions that have been largely neglected,...

Award-winning illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh brings to life debut author Gloria Amescua's lyrical biography of an indigenous Nahua woman from Mexico who taught and preserved her people's culture through modeling for famous artists She was Luz Jimenez, ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781484757208Author Amy NoveskyFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Disney PressPublisher Disney PressWeight(grams) 578gDimensions(mm) 310mm * 263mm * 9mm

As a young girl growing up in Kenya, Wangari was surrounded by trees. But years later when she returns home, she is shocked to see whole forests being cut down, and she knows that soon all the trees will be destroyed. So Wangari decides to do something -...

Discover the incredible true story of "The Original Mermaid," Annette Kellerman, a girl who wanted to dance, swim, and feel free-and who grew into a woman who fought for the right to do just that!Annette loved to dance and twirl and pirouette. But when...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781728424170Author Adrian BesleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Zest Books (Tm)Publisher Zest Books (Tm)Weight(grams) 399gDimensions(mm) 231mm * 152mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593305119Author Jess KeatingFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

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! A great gift for girls 9-12!Women have been doing...

Corita Kent (1918-1986) lived a remarkable life as an artist, educator, nun, and activist. Unapologetically holding true to herself and her beliefs, Corita spread a powerful message of love, hope, and justice with her work, as it evolved from figurative...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781534401068Author Joan HolubPage Count 26Imprint Little SimonPublisher Little SimonWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 152mm * 152mm * 18mm

A Kirkus Reviews Best Middle Grade Book of 2019 "This rich volume is a national treasure." -Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Captivating, informative, and inspiring...Easy to follow and hard to put down." -School Library Journal (starred review) The...

A New York Times Bestseller and National Book Award Winner Jacqueline Woodson, the acclaimed author of Red at the Bone, tells the moving story of her childhood in mesmerizing verse. Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316475174Author Vashti HarrisonFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Little, Brown Books for Young ReadersPublisher Little, Brown Books for Young...

In 2021, Simone Biles shocked the world when she pulled out of the Tokyo Olympic Games after experiencing the 'twisties' -- a scary feeling during which gymnasts lose control of their bodies while mid-air. Audiences had expected Simone to dominate these...

Young Gabrielle came from a poor family, was orphaned at age 12, and learned to sew in a convent school. She worked as a seamstress and sang in cabarets, where she was given the nickname Coco. This story-and the remarkable career that followed-is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781943147632Author Julia Finley MoscaFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint The Innovation PressPublisher The Innovation Press

From Roman Holiday to Breakfast at Tiffany's, when Audrey Hepburn starred in a movie, she lit up the screen. Her unique sense of fashion, her grace, and, most important, her spirit made her beloved by generations. But her life offscreen was even more...

Born a humble girl in what is now Albania, Agnes Bojaxhiu lived a charitable life. She pledged herself to a religious order at the age of 18 and chose the name Sister Teresa, after the patron saint of missionaries. While teaching in India, where famine...

You have a choice as to whether you will make this world a better place, even in a small way. - Jane Goodall, PrimatologistBoss ladies conquer in this celebration of inspiring and empowered female scientists from around the world. At the top of their...

This beautifully illustrated collection tells the awe-inspiring stories of 50 women who have pushed the boundaries of human excellence and endeavour. Standing out for their achievements in sport, science, the arts, politics, and history, these women have...

Ada Lovelace (1815-1852) was the daughter of Lord Byron, a poet and Anna Isabella Milbanke, a mathematician. Her parents separated when she was young and her mother insisted on a logic-focused education, rejecting Byron's "mad" love of poetry, but Ada...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062662385Author Margot Lee ShetterlyFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm)...