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1) Mae Jemison

Author

Calkhoven, Laurie

Series

You should meet

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A biography of Mae Jemison, the first female African-American astronaut.--

2) Mae Jemison

Author

Gelletly, LeeAnne

Series

Black Americans of achievement

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A biography of Dr. Mae Jemison who, in September of 1992, on the fiftieth mission of the United States Space Shuttle, became the first African American woman in space.

3) Malala: my story of standing up for girls' rights

Author

Yousafzai, Malala

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Book, eBook, Kindle, Talking Book

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"Malala retells her story of speaking out for girls' education rights for chapter book readers"--

4) I am Malala: how one girl stood up for education and changed the world

Author

Yousafzai, Malala

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Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle, Playaway

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"I Am Malala. This is my story. Malala Yousafzai was only ten years old when the Taliban took control of her region. They said music was a crime. They said women weren't allowed to go to the market. They said girls couldn't go to school. Raised in a once-peaceful area of Pakistan transformed by terrorism, Malala was taught to stand up for what she believes. So she fought for her right to be educated. And on October 9, 2012, she nearly lost her life...

5) Good night stories for rebel girls: 2

Author

Cavallo, Francesca

Series

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls volume 2

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Book, eAudiobook

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While still inspiring rebel girls of the world to dream bigger, aim higher, and fight harder, this sequel is bigger than each of us, bigger than our individual hopes, and certainly bigger than our fears.

6) rebel girls lead 25 tales of powerful women

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7) Rebel girls champions: 25 tales of unstoppable athletes

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Rebel Girls Champions: 25 Tales of Unstoppable Athletes celebrates the stories of 25 phenomenal women in sports all written in fairy tale form. It is part of the award-winning Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls series. This paperback collection showcases some of the most beloved stories from the first three volumes of the New York Times best-selling series Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls. It also features brand new tales of game-changing athletes...

8) ada lovelace cracks the code

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9) dr wangari maathai plants a forest

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10) Questions for Rebel Girls

Author

Rebel Girls

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eBook, Kindle

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Questions for Rebel Girls sparks lively discussions with more than 300 kid-friendly questions inspired by real rebel women from the best-selling Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls series.
Jane Goodall devoted her life to studying chimpanzees. If you dedicated your life to one type of animal, what would it be?

When cyclist Alfonsina Strada began racing, she was so unstoppable that newspapers nicknamed her "the devil in...

11) madam c j walker builds a business

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12) Questions for rebel girls

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"This shiny paperback introduces readers to extraordinary women throughout history and asks them to imagine themselves in similar scenarios. Designed to ignite discussions between little rebels and their siblings, friends, and grown-ups, the book is packed with more than 500 entertaining and thought-provoking questions."--Publisher's website.

13) alicia alonso takes the stage

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14) Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Real-Life Tales of Black Girl Magic

Author

Workneh, Lilly

Series

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls

Formats:

eBook, Kindle

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ONE OF OPRAH'S FAVORITE THINGS 2021!

The latest installment in the New York Times bestselling Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls series, featuring 100 barrier-breaking Black women and girls who showcase the spirit of Black Girl Magic.
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Real-Life Tales of Black Girl Magic, edited by award-winning journalist Lilly Workneh with a foreword by #BlackGirlMagic originator CaShawn Thompson,...

15) Cuentos de buenas noches para niñas rebeldes: 100 historias de mujeres extraordinarias

Author

Favilli, Elena

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"Cuentos de buenas noches para niñas rebeldes reinventa los cuentos de hadas. Elizabeth I, Coco Chanel, Marie Curie, Frida Kahlo, Serena Williams y otras mujeres extraordinarias narran la aventura de su vida, inspirando a niñas --y no tan niñas-- a soñar en grande y alcanzar sus sueños; además, cuenta con las magníficas ilustraciones de sesenta mujeres artistas de todos los rincones del planeta"--Back cover.

16) Little dreamers: visionary women around the world

Author

Harrison, Vashti

Series

Little leaders (Vashti Harrison)

Formats:

Book, CD audio book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

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"Brief, illustrated bios of women creators around the world"--

17) Women scientists who changed the world

Author

Di Domenico, Kelly

Series

Great women of achievement

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Collects short biographies of important female scientists, including Rachel Carson, Rosalind Franklin, and Mae Jemison.

18) Shark lady: the true story of how Eugenie Clark became the ocean's most fearless scientist

Author

Keating, Jess

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At 9 years old, Eugenie Clark developed an unexpected passion for sharks after a visit to the Battery Park Aquarium in New York City. At the time, sharks were seen as mindless killing machines, but Eugenie knew better and set out to prove it. Despite many obstacles in her path, Eugenie was able to study the creatures she loved so much. From her many discoveries to the shark-related myths she dispelled, Eugenie's wide scientific contributions led to...

19) Queen of physics: how Wu Chien Shiung helped unlock the secrets of the atom

Author

Robeson, Teresa

Series

People Who Shaped Our World

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Book, eBook, Kindle

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"When Wu Chien Shiung was born in China 100 years ago, girls did not attend school. But her parents named their daughter "Courageous Hero" and encouraged her love of science. This biography follows Wu as she battles sexism at home and racism in the United States of America to become what Newsweek magazine called the "Queen of Physics" for her work on how atoms split"--

20) Frida Kahlo

Author

Sánchez Vegara, Ma Isabel

Series

Little people, big dreams

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A brief illustrated biography of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo.