Kids Book Index
Sharice Davids, Nancy K. Mays
This acclaimed picture book autobiography tells the triumphant story of Sharice Davids, one of the first Native American women elected to Congress, and the first LGBTQ congressperson to represent Kansas.When Sharice Davids was young, she never thought she'd be in Congress.
Shirley Chisholm Dared: The Story of the First Black Woman in CongressAlicia D. WilliamsAfter spending her early years on her grandparents' farm in Barbados, she returns home to Brooklyn and immediately makes herself known. Shirley kicks butt in school; she breaks her mother's curfew; she plays jazz piano instead of classical.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Someone Builds the DreamLisa WheelerBuildings, bridges, and books don't exist without the workers who are often invisible in the final product, as this joyous and profound picture book reveals from acclaimed author of The Christmas Boot Lisa Wheeler and New York Times bestselling illustrator of Love Loren LongAll across this great big world, jobs are getting…Five to NineLexile AD610LATOS 4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
She Caught the Light: Williamina Stevens Fleming: AstronomerKathryn LaskyFrom Newbery Honor–winning author Kathryn Lasky comes a nonfiction picture book about the stars! Lasky tells the inspiring true story of astronomer Williamina Fleming, who helped lay the foundations for modern astronomy and overcame impossible odds as an immigrant and a woman.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details