Jeannette Rankin: First Lady of Congress - Rilegato

Marx, Trish

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ISBN 10: 0689862903 ISBN 13: 9780689862908

Casa editrice: Margaret K McElderry, 2006

Riassunto

Wanting to do more than to be an advocate for women's rights, Jeannette Rankin ran and won a seat in Congress in 1916, becoming the first female to win a seat in the House of Representatives who helped shape and make new laws that benefited her cause and the country as a whole.

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Trish Marx is the author of several award-winning books for children, including Touching the Sky: The Flying Adventures of Wilbur and Orville Wright, co-written with Louise Borden, a winner of the Association of Booksellers for Children Choices Award and a Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies; Everglades Forever: Restoring America's Great Wetland, a selection on the 2004 Book Links Favorites List; and Reaching for the Sun: Kids in Cuba, the recipient of the 2003 Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Award. She lives with her family in New York City.

Dan Andreasen is the illustrator of numerous picture books, including By the Dawn's Early Light: The Story of the Star-Spangled Banner by Steven Kroll, which was named an ABA Kids' Pick of the Lists and a Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies; A Quiet Place by Douglas Wood; and Sailor Boy Jig by Margaret Wise Brown. He has also authored several picture books, including With a Little Help from Daddy and A Special Day for Mommy. Dan lives with his family in Medina, Ohio.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Margaret K McElderry
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0689862903
• ISBN 13: 9780689862908
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Disegnatore: Andreasen Dan
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 48
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile