Title:
Girls can! : smash stereotypes, defy expectations, and make history!
Author:
Publication Date:
2020
Publication Information:
Washington, DC : National Geographic, [2020]
©2020
Physical Description:
143 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), photographs ; 29 cm
ISBN:
9781426339011
9781426339004
Abstract:
"Book about girls who have achieved remarkable feats, meant to empower today's girls"-- Provided by publisher.
"This book puts to rest the tired adages of things girls "can't" do with powerful proof that girls not only CAN, but they DO! Featuring profiles of over 75 remarkable women from across centuries and around the world, from math whiz Katherine Johnson to legendary leaders like Queen Elizabeth I, game changers like Serena Williams to avant-garde artists like Frida Kahlo, and so many more, you'll discover amazing, diverse women, both famous and little-known, who smashed stereotypes, overcame odds, and achieved their goals." -- Amazon.com.
General Note:
Includes index.
"Includes interviews with Oprah Winfrey, Nancy Pelosi, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and more!" -- Cover.
Contents:
Leadership. Girls can lead! ; Gallant gals -- Sports & adventure. Girls can play sports! ; Broader beauty ; Ridiculous myths & laws -- Literature & the arts. Girls can be artists! ; Well-written women ; Girls who geek out -- Science & math. Girls can do math! ; Inventions by women -- Changing the world. Girls can change the world! ; Boys can too! -- Questions for discussion.
Leadership : Girls Can Lead! - Ellen Johnson Sirleaf - Cleopatra - Mary Barra - Indra Nooyi - Violeta Barrios de Chamorro -- Gallant Gals - Nancy Pelosi - Christiane Amanpour - Elizabeth I - Wu Zetian - Julia Aurelia Zenobia - Yaa Asantewaa - Melinda Gates - Ellen Pao - Benazir Bhutto - Kristine Tompkins ---- Sports & Adventure : Girls Can Play Sports! - Serena Williams - Katherine Sui Fun Cheung - Bessie Coleman - Marina Elliott -- Broader Beauty - All-American Girls Professional Baseball League - Tegla Loroupe - Caster Semenya -- Ridiculous Myths & Laws : Junko Tabei - Alex Morgan - Sylvia Earle - Billie Jean King - Simone Biles - Angela Mao - --- Literature & The Arts : Girls Can Be Artists! - Frida Kahlo - Enheduanna - Edmonia Lewis -- Well-Written Women - Phillis Wheatley - Oprah Winfrey -- Girls Who Geek Out - Erika Larsen - Zaha Hadid - Maria Tallchief - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Roxane Gay - Guan Daosheng - Nina Simone - Ellen DeGeneres ---- Science & Math : Girls Can Do Math! - Madam C.J. Walker - Valentina Tereshkova - Hypatia - Katherine Johnson -- Inventions by Women - Villanueva del Mundo - Gitanjali Rao - Jennifer Doudna - AshadeVos - Sara Josephine Baker - Isabella Aiona Abbott - Kakani Katija - Marie Curie ---- Five Changing The World : Girls Can Change the World! - Malala Yousafzai - Susan B. Anthony - Sojourner Truth - Amani Ballour - Tarana Burke - Manuela Saenz y Aizpuru -- Clean Up the Planet - Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera - Alicia Garza - Tara Houska - The Trung Sisters - Adjany Costa - Dominique Goncalves -- Boys Can, Too!.
Language:
English
Audience:
Ages: 10 and up
Grades: 4-6
