Meet six incredible women in this boxed set featuring fascinating, nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Reads from the You Should Meet series! Get to know Roberta Gibb, the first female Boston marathon runner; Misty Copeland, the first African American prima ballerina for the American Ballet Theater; Katherine Johnson, one of the first African American female scientists to work for NASA, whose mathematical calculations helped the Apollo 11 program land the first astronauts on the moon; Mae Jemison, the first female African American astronaut; Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who served as a Supreme Court justice at age eighty-seven; and Shirley Chisholm, who in 1972 became the first African American woman to enter a Democratic presidential race!
Each of these engaging biographies is at the perfect reading level for newly independent readers, and includes extra information, trivia, and more to help young readers connect with these inspiring women!
Recommended Age | 6 - 8 |
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Author | Various |
Illustrator | Various |
ISBN | 1534478051 |
Publication Date | Dec 8, 2020 |
Publisher | Simon Spotlight |
Series Name | You Should Meet |
Language | English |