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She persisted around the world: 13 women who changed history
Par Chelsea Clinton, Alexandra Boiger. 2018
Maya Angelou (Little people, big dreams ;)
Par Lisbeth Kaiser, Leire Salaberria. 2016
Maya Angelou spent much of her childhood in Stamps, Arkansas. After a traumatic event at age eight, she stopped speaking…
for five years. However, Maya rediscovered her voice through wonderful books, and went on to become one of the world's most beloved writers and speakers. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2016. Uniform title: Pequeña & grande.Malala's magic pencil
Par Malala Yousafzai, Kerascoët. 2017
As a child in Pakistan, Malala made a wish for a magic pencil. She would use it to make everyone…
happy, to erase the smell of garbage from her city, to sleep an extra hour in the morning. But as she grew older, Malala saw that there were more important things to wish for. She saw a world that needed fixing. And even if she never found a magic pencil, Malala realized that she could still work hard every day to make her wishes come true. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2017.Shark lady: the daring tale of how Eugenie Clark dove into history
Par Jess Keating, Marta Alvarez Miguens. 2017
At 9 years old, Eugenie Clark developed an unexpected passion for sharks after a visit to the Battery Park Aquarium…
in New York City. At the time, sharks were seen as mindless killing machines, but Eugenie knew better and set out to prove it. Despite many obstacles in her path, Eugenie was able to study the creatures she loved so much. From her many discoveries to the shark-related myths she dispelled, Eugenie's wide scientific contributions led to the well-earned nickname "Shark Lady". Winner of the 2018 Blue Spruce Award. Grades K-3. 2017.She persisted: 13 American women who changed the world
Par Chelsea Clinton, Alexandra Boiger. 2017
Clinton celebrates thirteen American women who helped shape our country through their tenacity, sometimes through speaking out, sometimes by staying…
seated, sometimes by captivating an audience. This book is for everyone who has ever wanted to speak up but has been told to quiet down, for everyone who has ever tried to reach for the stars but was told to sit down, and for everyone who has ever been made to feel unworthy or unimportant. Shows readers that no matter what obstacles may be in their paths, they shouldn't give up on their dreams. Persistence is power. This book features Harriet Tubman, Helen Keller, Clara Lemlich, Nellie Bly, Virginia Apgar, Maria Tallchief, Claudette Colvin, Ruby Bridges, Margaret Chase Smith, Sally Ride, Florence Griffith Joyner, Oprah Winfrey, Sonia Sotomayor--and one special cameo. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2017.The girl who buried her dreams in a can
Par Tererai Trent, Jan Spivey Gilchrist. 2015
All the girl ever wanted was an education. But in Rhodesia, education for girls was nearly impossible. So she taught…
herself to read and write with her brother’s schoolbooks and to count while watching cattle graze. When the girl became a young wife and mother, she wrote her goals on a scrap of paper and buried them in a can—an ancient ritual that reminded her that she couldn't give up on her dreams. She dreamed of going to America and earning the highest degree and hoped to bring education to all the girls and boys of her village. Would her dreams ever come true? Grades 2-4 and older readers. 2015.Spic-and-span!: Lillian Gilbreth's wonder kitchen (Great idea series)
Par David Parkins, Monica Kulling. 2014
Born into a life of privilege in 1878, Lillian Moller Gilbreth put her pampered life aside for one of adventure…
and challenge. She and her husband, Frank, became efficiency experts by studying the actions of factory workers. They ran their home efficiently, too. When Frank suddenly died, Lillian was left to raise their eleven children. Eventually, she was hired by the Brooklyn Borough Gas Company to improve kitchen design, which was only the beginning. Gilbreth was the first woman elected to the National Academy of Engineering, and the first female psychologist to have a U.S. postage stamp issued in her honour. She was also an author, a professor, and an inventor. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2014.I am Jazz!
Par Jazz Jennings, Jessica Herthel, Shelagh McNicholas. 2014
The story of a transgender child who traces her early awareness that she is a girl in spite of male…
anatomy and the acceptance she finds through a wise doctor who explains her natural transgender status. Grades K-3. 2014.Clara and Davie
Par Patricia Polacco. 2014
True story of young Clara Barton. Animals and flowers were Clara's best friends. She had a special way with critters…
and found joy in the beauty that sprang from the soil. But whenever Clara talked, she could not get over her lisp. Clara's older brother Davie understood that his sister was gifted and told his sister, "Some day you are going to be a very great lady." And that's exactly what happened. Clara Barton became one of the most famous medical practitioners of all time, and founded the American Red Cross. Grades 2-4 and older readers. 2014.Me-- Jane
Par Patrick McDonnell. 2011
Holding her stuffed toy chimpanzee, young Jane Goodall observes nature, reads Tarzan books, and dreams of living in Africa and…
helping animals. Jane grew up to help change the world! Includes biographical information on the prominent zoologist. Grades K-3. 2011.The tree lady: the true story of how one tree-loving woman changed a city forever
Par H. Joseph Hopkins, Jill McElmurry. 2013
Katherine Sessions never thought she’d live in a place without trees, but after becoming the first woman to graduate from…
the University of California with a degree in science, she took a job as a teacher in the dry desert town of San Diego. Kate decided that San Diego needed trees more than anything else, so this trailblazing young woman singlehandedly started a massive movement that transformed the town into the green, garden-filled oasis it is today. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2013.Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the trees of Kenya
Par Donna Jo Napoli, Kadir Nelson. 2010
The true story of Wangari Muta Maathai, known as “Mama Miti,” who in 1977 founded the Green Belt Movement, an…
African grassroots organization that has empowered many people to mobilize and combat deforestation, soil erosion, and environmental degradation. Today more than 30 million trees have been planted throughout Mama Miti’s native Kenya, and in 2004 she became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Wangari Muta Maathai has changed Kenya tree by tree. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2010.Look up!: Henrietta Leavitt, pioneering woman astronomer
Par Robert Burleigh, Raúl Colón. 2013
Henrietta Leavitt was born in 1868, and she changed the course of astronomy when she was just twenty-five years old.…
Henrietta spent years measuring star positions and sizes from photographs taken by the telescope at the Harvard College Observatory, where she worked. After Henrietta observed that certain stars had a fixed pattern to their changes, her discovery made it possible for astronomers to measure greater and greater distances - leading to our present understanding of the vast size of the universe. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2013.Harlem's little blackbird
Par Renee Watson, Christian Robinson. 2012
Born to parents who were former slaves, Florence Mills knew early on that she loved to sing. And that people…
really responded to her sweet, bird-like voice. Her dancing and singing catapulted her all the way to the stages of 1920s Broadway where she inspired songs and even entire plays! Yet with all this success, she knew firsthand how bigotry shaped her world. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2012.Helen's big world: the life of Helen Keller
Par Doreen Rappaport, Matt Tavares. 2012
Blind, deaf and unable to speak from toddlerhood, young Helen Keller lived in a dark, silent world. Despite her handicaps,…
Helen wanted to experience every part of life; with her passion for discovery and the help of an outstanding teacher, Annie Sullivan, Helen found that knowledge would soon lead to freedom. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2012.In the bag!: Margaret Knight wraps it up (Great idea series)
Par David Parkins, Monica Kulling. 2011
Margaret Knight was different from most American girls living in 1850 – she loved to make things with wood and…
made the best kites and sleds in town. Her father died when she was only three, and by the time she was twelve, she was working at the local cotton mill alongside her two older brothers. One day, she saw a worker get injured by a shuttle that had come loose from the giant loom, and the accident inspired her to invent a stop-motion device. Margaret devoted her life to inventing, and is best known for the clever, practical, paper bag. When she died in 1914, she had ninety inventions to her name and over twenty patents, astounding accomplishments for a woman of her day. Grades K-3. 2011. (Great idea series)The story of Ruby Bridges (Scholastic bookshelf)
Par Robert Coles, George Ford. 1995
The true story of an extraordinary six-year-old girl, Ruby Bridges, who helped shape American history when she became the first…
African-American sent to first grade in an all-white school. The book captures the courage of a little girl standing alone in the face of racism. Grades K-3 and older readers. 1995.Black Women Who Dared
Par Naomi Moyer. 2018
Inspirational stories of ten Black women and women’s collectives from Canadian and American history. Included are leaders and groundbreakers who…
were anti-slavery activists, business women, health-care activists, civic organizers and educators. Celebrate these remarkable women, some of whom you may be hearing about for the first time, and the profound impacts they've made.Ada Lovelace (Little People, BIG DREAMS #10)
Par Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara. 2018
Meet Ada Lovelace, the British mathematician and daughter of poet Lord Byron. Part of the beloved Little People, BIG DREAMS…
series, this inspiring and informative little biography follows the colorful life of Lord Byron’s daughter, from her early love of logic, to her plans for the world's first computer program. As a child, Ada had a big imagination and a talent for mathematics. She grew up in a noble household in England, where she dedicated herself to studying. Her work with the famous inventor, Charles Babbage, on a very early kind of computer made her the world's first computer programmer. This moving book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical images and a detailed profile of the mathematician's life.Little People, BIG DREAMS is a best-selling series of books and educational games that explore the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream. This empowering series offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardcover versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. Boxed gift sets allow you to collect a selection of the books by theme. Paper dolls, learning cards, matching games, and other fun learning tools provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children.Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!Seeds of change: planting a path to peace
Par Jen Cullerton Johnson, Sonia Lynn Sadler. 2010
Story of Wangari Maathai, the first African woman, and environmentalist, to win a Nobel Peace Prize. As a young girl…
in Kenya, Wangari was taught to respect nature. She grew up loving the land, plants, and animals that surrounded her. Although most Kenyan girls were not educated, Wangari, curious and hardworking, was allowed to go to school. There, her mind sprouted like a seed. She excelled at science and went on to study in the United States. After returning home, Wangari blazed a trail across Kenya, using her knowledge and compassion to promote the rights of her countrywomen and to help save the land, one tree at a time. Grades 2-4 and older readers. 2010.