Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, Books 1-2
200 Tales of Extraordinary Women
2 of 2 copies available
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, Books 1-2 is packed with 200 bedtime stories about the lives of extraordinary women from the past and present, from Elizabeth I to Beyoncé. Painters, scientists, dancers, chefs, astronauts, jazz singers, pharaohs, boxers, writers, political leaders...from every corner of the globe! Each short biography is written in the style of a fairy tale, filling listeners with wonder and with a burning curiosity to know more about each hero.
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, Books 1-2 will inspire young girls (and their mothers, their aunts, their cousins...) to be confident, to dream big, to cultivate their strength. Trade in princesses for presidents. Swap out Cinderella for Cleopatra tonight.
Includes a PDF of two written exercises: "Write Your Story" & "Draw Your Portrait"
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Release date
June 19, 2018 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9780525643470
- File size: 200567 KB
- Duration: 06:57:50
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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Buy this audiobook for yourself and for the young people in your life. The stories, expertly read by a cast of fantastic performers, are inspiring, moving, and empowering. Each biography is about two minutes long and introduces a rebel woman from ancient history to modern times. Some are household names (Jane Austen); others will be new to listeners (astronomer Wang Zhenyi). The biographies are arranged alphabetically and span the globe. The women profiled excelled at politics, sports, science, the arts, and more. The lively, engaging performances from narrators Mozhan Marn�, Ashley Judd, Esperanza Spalding, and others propel you to listen to the next profile and then the next. Girls can become whatever they want, and here are 200 true-life stories to prove it. C.B.L. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine
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