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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 Golden 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
2010
ISBN
0-9723410-7-2
$16,
Paperback
136 pages
Grade
4-5
Did
You Know?
Sculptress
Elizabet Ney kept her marriage to
Edmund Montgomery a secret. She wanted to still be
known
as Miss Ney. She and Edmund often lived
apart while they traveled and continued their careers.
Birder
Connie Hager discovered over twenty
new
species of birds in Texas. They included nine
different species of hummingbirds, and several
birds that people thought were extinct.
As
a child, Olympic gymnast Nastia Liukin always
wanted to sleep in her leotards instead of her pajamas.
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Read
about these and 22 other
remarkable women from Texas.
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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