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America's
Notable Women Series
Other
Books in the Series
Women
of Granite
Women
of the Bay State
Women
of the Lone Star State
Women
of the Empire State
Women
of the Constitution State
New! A
series featuring prominent and often
under-recognized women from every state, the
book is a must for
both classroom and library.
Children
will love this easy-to-use introduction
to research.
Each profile includes:
·
One or two
illustrations of the woman
·
A turning-point event
in the person’s life
·
A short biography
·
“Tidbits” –
fascinating additional facts about
the profiled woman or her times.
·
An extensive timeline
·
Ideas for further
reading and research
·
A glossary of
unfamiliar words.
The book is
perfect for units on women’s studies,
American history,
biography, or just for fun. Each
chapter has been
extensively researched. A partial
adult bibliography
appears at the end of the book.
The complete
research bibliography is available in
downloadable PDF
format from
Apprentice
Shop Books.
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Published
by Apprentice Shop Books
August
2009
ISBN
0-9723410-6-4
$16,
Paperback
136 pages
Grade
4-5
Did
You Know?
Juana
Briones was one of the first residents
in Yerba Buena, which was named for the
wild mint in the growing throughout the area.
It was later renamed San Francisco.
Biddy
Mason, a freed slave, was one of
the first African American Women to own
property in California. She called the first
piece of land she owned her homestead.
Sally
Ride left college to pursue a professional
tennis career. After a period of serious training,
she decided she was not good enough, and
returned to college to study Physics.
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Read
about these and 22 other
remarkable women from California.
Each profile includes a biography, illustrations,
a timeline, additional fun facts, sources
for further reading, and a glossary.
To
purchase go to: Apprentice Shop Books
Amazon.com
(coming soon)
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