Rebel girls (Chapter books)
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Series
Rebel girls (Chapter books) volume 1
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
128 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm
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Description
"Sarah is the first in her family to be born free in Delta, Louisiana. But being free doesn't mean that Sarah doesn't have to work. She cooks, she cleans, she picks cotton, she does laundry, and she babysits. And when she works, she wraps up her hair. One day, Sarah's hair starts to fall out! It's itchy, crunchy, patchy, and won't grow. Instead of giving up, Sarah searches for the right products. And then she invents something better than any shampoo...
Author
Series
Rebel girls (Chapter books) volume 2
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
128 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Description
"Growing up in nineteenth century London, England, Ada is curious about absolutely everything. She is obsessed with machines and with creatures that fly. She even designs her own flying laboratory! According to her mother, Ada is a bit too wild, so she encourages Ada to study math. At first Ada thinks: Bleh! Who can get excited about a subject without pictures? But she soon falls in love with it. One day she encounters a mysterious machine, and from...
Author
Series
Rebel girls (Chapter books) volume 3
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
128 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Description
A fictionalized biography of the Japanese mountaineer recounts how Junko's determination helped her become the first woman to climb Mount Everest.
Author
Series
Rebel girls (Chapter books) volume 4
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
128 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Description
"From the world of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls comes the historical novel based on the life of Alicia Alonso, a world-renowned prima ballerina from Cuba. Alicia was born to dance. From the moment she slips on pointe shoes for the first time, she's determined to become a professional ballerina. A few years later, Alicia moves from Cuba to the United States to follow her dreams. Then, Alicia begins to lose her sight. How can a ballerina dance...
Author
Series
Rebel girls (Chapter books) volume 5
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
128 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm
Description
"Wangari lives in the lush, green, land of rural Kenya where the soil is perfect for planting, the trees tower into the sky, and the streams are full of mysterious creatures. All day, she plays beneath her favorite fig tree, and at night she gathers around the fire with her family to listen to her mother's stories. Then Wangari grows up and goes away to school, and things start changing at home. Farmers chop down the trees. Landslides bury the stream....