Full Product Details
Author: Deborah Hopkinson ,
Kristy Caldwell
Publisher: Peachtree Publishers,U.S.
Imprint: Peachtree Publishers
Dimensions:
Width: 27.70cm
, Height: 0.30cm
, Length: 22.80cm
Weight: 0.181kg
ISBN: 9781682634080
ISBN 10: 1682634086
Pages: 36
Publication Date: 27 September 2022
Recommended Age: From 6 to 9 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
The lively text presents Perkins'; life and times, while emphasizing her significant contributions to society. Created using pleasant, subdued colors, the well-composed digital illustrations bring past eras into focus and show Perkins' determined work on behalf of others. An informative picture-book biography of a notable American. -Booklist Informative. . . guardians seeking a woman activist's framework, with actionable steps that resonate today, will find this picture book attractive. -Publishers Weekly Engaging. . . An informative portrait of an activist and advocate whose accomplishments are still evident today. -Kirkus Reviews An informative picture book profiling an influential woman in the labor rights movement. -School Library Journal
""The lively text presents Perkins'; life and times, while emphasizing her significant contributions to society. Created using pleasant, subdued colors, the well-composed digital illustrations bring past eras into focus and show Perkins' determined work on behalf of others. An informative picture-book biography of a notable American."" —Booklist ""Informative. . . guardians seeking a woman activist's framework, with actionable steps that resonate today, will find this picture book attractive."" —Publishers Weekly ""Engaging. . . An informative portrait of an activist and advocate whose accomplishments are still evident today."" —Kirkus Reviews ""An informative picture book profiling an influential woman in the labor rights movement."" —School Library Journal
Author Information
Deborah Hopkinson grew up in Lowell, Massachusetts, and received a BA in English from the University of Massachusetts and an MA in Asian Studies from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. She is the author of more than fifty books for young readers, including picture book and middle grade fiction and nonfiction. She lives in Oregon with her family and a menagerie of pets. A Louisiana native, Kristy Caldwell received an MFA in Illustration from the School of Visual Arts and has illustrated several picture books and graphic novels. She lives in New York with her partner, theater director Kelly O'Donnell.
