Women's History Month - Kids | CLN

1) Planting stories: the life of librarian and storyteller Pura Belpré

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Nonfiction picture book about the life and legacy of Pura Belpr©♭, the first Puerto Rican librarian in New York City. "From the author of Monster Truck and Starring Carmen comes a gorgeous and lyrical story about Pura Belpr©♭, a Puerto Rican librarian who changed the world"-- This children's illustrated book tells the story of Pura Belpre, who came to New York in 1921, bringing along with her the native Puerto Rican folklore she grew up with....

2) Malala's magic pencil

Author

Yousafzai, Malala

Formats:

Book, New Book, On the fly

Description

The author presents her story and life philosophy, describing how she wished for a magic pencil that she would use to fix the world's problems, and how she realized that even if she never found the pencil, she could still have a positive impact.

3) She persisted: 13 American women who changed the world

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Clinton, Chelsea

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Profiles the lives of thirteen American women who have left their mark on U.S. history, including Harriet Tubman, Helen Keller, Margaret Chase Smith, and Oprah Winfrey.

4) Grace for president

Author

DiPucchio, Kelly

Description

When Grace discovers that there has never been a female U.S. president, she decides to run for school president.

5) Girl wonder: a baseball story in nine innings

Author

Hopkinson, Deborah

Formats:

Book, High Demand

Description

In the early 1900s, Alta Weiss, a young woman who knows from an early age that she loves baseball, finds a way to show that she can play, even though she is a girl.

6) Tía Isa wants a car

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Tia Isa and her niece try to save enough money to buy a car to take the whole family to the beach.

7) Planting the trees of Kenya: the story of Wangari Maathai

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Nivola, Claire A

Description

Biography of a brave woman from Kenya who wants to save her country by teaching the people to take care of it.

8) The Daring Nellie Bly: America's Star Reporter

Author

Christensen, Bonnie

Description

Introduces the life of Nellie Bly who, as a "stunt reporter" for the New York World newspaper in the late 1800s, championed women's rights and traveled around the world faster than anyone ever had.

9) Voice of freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, spirit of the civil rights movement

Author

Weatherford, Carole Boston

10) The paper bag princess

Author

Munsch, Robert N

Series

Munsch early readers

Description

"After her castle and clothes are destroyed by the dragon, Princess Elizabeth, dressed only in a paper bag, sets out to rescue Prince Ronald, who was taken captive."-- Amazon.com

11) Rosie Revere, engineer

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Series

Questioneers volume 2

Description

A young aspiring engineer must first conquer her fear of failure.

12) Little Frida

Author

Browne, Anthony

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Following a bout with polio at the age of six, Frida Kahlo's life was marked by pain and loneliness. In real life, she walked with a limp, but in her dreams, she flew. One day, her imagination took her on a journey to a girl in white who could dance without pain and hold her secrets, an indelible figure who would find her way into Frida's art in years to come. Inspired by Frida Kahlo's diary, Anthony Browne captures the essence of the artist's early...

13) Good night stories for rebel girls: 100 tales of extraordinary women

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Book, Audio, Book-YA

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"To the rebel girls of the world: dream bigger, aim higher, fight harder, and, when in doubt, remember you are right"--Introduction. "Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls reinvents fairy tales, inspiring girls with the stories of 100 heroic women from Elizabeth I to Serena Williams. Illustrated by 60 female artists from every corner of the globe, this is the most-funded original book in the history of crowd-funding"

14) Minty: a story of young Harriet Tubman

Author

Schroeder, Alan

Description

Young Harriet Tubman, whose childhood name was Minty, dreams of escaping slavery on the Brodas plantation in the late 1820s.

15) Let it shine: stories of Black women freedom fighters

Author

Pinkney, Andrea Davis

Description

Presents profiles of ten African-American women whose efforts on behalf of racial justice and freedom have influenced the course of history.

16) Stacey's extraordinary words

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Series

The Stacey Stories

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When she is chosen to compete in the local spelling bee, Stacey learns that, win or lose, her words are powerful, and sometimes perseverance is the most important word of all, in this debut picture book from the iconic voting rights advocate.

17) Greta and the giants: inspired by Greta Thunberg's stand to save the world

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"Greta is a little girl who lives in a beautiful forest threatened by Giants. When the Giants first came to the forest, they chopped down trees to make houses. Then they chopped down more trees and made even bigger homes. The houses grew into towns and the towns grew into cities, until now there is hardly any forest left. Greta knows she has to help the animals who live in the forest, but how? Luckily, Greta has an idea..." -- back cover.

18) Women in science: 50 fearless pioneers who changed the world

Author

Ignotofsky, Rachel

Description

A collection of artworks inspired by the lives and achievements of fifty famous women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, from the ancient world to the present, profiles each notable individual.

19) Brown girl dreaming

Author

Woodson, Jacqueline

Formats:

Book, Audio, Book-YA, Large Print, New Book

Description

"Jacqueline Woodson, one of today's finest writers, tells the moving story of her childhood in mesmerizing verse. Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s, living with the remnants of Jim Crow and her growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement. Touching and powerful, each poem is both accessible and...

20) Lumberjanes: beware the kitten holy

Author

Stevenson, Noelle

Series

Lumberjanes (Graphic novels) volume 1

Formats:

Book, Book-YA, Graphic Novel

Description

Best friends Jo, April, Mal, Molly, and Ripley spend a fun summer at Lumberjane scout camp where they encounter yetis, three-eyed wolves, and giant falcons while solving a mystery that holds the fate of the world in the balance.