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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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"Follow the remarkable journey of Jeanne Villepreux-Power from her childhood in a small French village to her life as a naturalist in nineteenth-century Messina, Sicily, where she conducted groundbreaking research and invented aquariums"--Publisher.
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Series
Breadwinner series volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Because the Taliban rulers of Kabul, Afghanistan, impose strict limitations on women's freedom and behavior, eleven-year-old Parvana must disguise herself as a boy so that her family can survive after her father's arrest.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
I Am Malala. This is my story. Malala Yousafzai was only ten years old when the Taliban took control of her region. They said music was a crime. They said women weren't allowed to go to the market. They said girls couldn't go to school. Raised in a once-peaceful area of Pakistan transformed by terrorism, Malala was taught to stand up for what she believes. So she fought for her right to be educated. And on October 9, 2012, she nearly lost her life...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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What does it take to be an astronaut? Excellence at flying, courage, intelligence, resistance to stress, top physical shape, any checklist would include these. But when America created NASA in 1958, there was another unspoken rule: you had to be a man. Here is the tale of thirteen women who proved that they were not only as tough as the toughest man but also brave enough to challenge the government. They were blocked by prejudice, jealousy, and the...
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A Paula Wiseman book, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
"A collection of biographies of twenty ground breaking women scientists who were curious kids and grew up to make incredible discoveries."-- Provided by publisher.
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Series
Breadwinner series volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
A war is raging in Afghanistan as a coalition of Western forces tries to oust the Taliban by bombing the country. Parvana's father has died, and her mother, sister and brother have gone to a faraway wedding, not knowing what has happened to the father. Parvana doesn't know where they are. She just knows she has to find them. She sets out alone, masquerading as a boy, her journey becoming more perilous as the bombs begin to fall. Making her way across...
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National Geographic
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Describes the achievements of women athletes in the 1920s, detailing how their defiance of social and political norms promoted women's rights, redefined femininity, and changed the course of history.
17) Breaking the ice
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Publisher
A Paula Wiseman book, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A picture book biography of Manon Rhaeaume, a ground breaking hockey player who became the first woman to play in the National Hockey League"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Introduces the self-taught scientist who became one of the most celebrated paleontologists ever and who helped shape scientific thinking about extinction and prehistoric life long before Darwin published his famous work on evolution.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
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Sally Ride was more than the first woman in space--she was a real-life explorer and adventurer whose life story is a true inspiration for all those who dream big. Most people know Sally Ride as the first American female astronaut to travel in space. But in her lifetime she was also a nationally ranked tennis player, a physicist who enjoyed reading Shakespeare, a university professor, the founder of a company that helped inspire girls and young women...
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Publisher
Crabtree Publishing
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Inspiring people for decades, Buffy Saint-Marie is a singer-songwriter, visual artist, activist, educator, public speaker, and philanthropist. Beginning life as an orphan on a reserve in Saskatchewan, Sainte-Marie grew to become an international icon. This award-winning songwriter has experienced censorship at times because of her vocal activism against war and on behalf of native peoples. She continues to create music and art, speak out, and support...
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