Category: Girls & Women

33 Things Every Girl Should Know About Women's History: From Suffragettes to Skirt Lengths to the E.R.A.

By: Bolden, Tonya [Editor]

Price: $3.53 USD

Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers : 2002-02-12

Seller ID: 0375811222-4-19540453

ISBN-13: 9780375811227

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Used: Acceptable

Here s the perfect book for anyone interested in learning more about girls and women in the United States from the 18th century to the present. Featuring contributions from a wide variety of women, including well-known nonfiction writers, a children s librarian, historians, and many more, this latest addition to the 33 Things series provides an engaging, inspiring, informative look at the role women have played in shaping American history."
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33 Things Every Girl Should Know About Women's History: From Suffragettes to Skirt Lengths to the E.R.A.

By: Bolden, Tonya [Editor]

Price: $3.53 USD

Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers : 2002-02-12

Seller ID: 0375811222-3-21469777

ISBN-13: 9780375811227

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Used: Good

Here s the perfect book for anyone interested in learning more about girls and women in the United States from the 18th century to the present. Featuring contributions from a wide variety of women, including well-known nonfiction writers, a children s librarian, historians, and many more, this latest addition to the 33 Things series provides an engaging, inspiring, informative look at the role women have played in shaping American history."
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Always Dream (Positively for Kids Series)

By: Yamaguchi Kristi

Price: $5.09 USD

Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing : 1998-04-28

Seller ID: 0878339965-11-19977374

ISBN-13: 9780878339969

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

In Always Dream, her first book for children, Kristi Yamaguchi reveals how her determination, ambition, and love of skating keeps her going, even in the midst of obstacles and tragedy. Fans of all ages will be inspired by Yamaguchi's remarkable story, which is best embodied by her trademark phrase, "Always dream."
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Breaking Barriers: The Feminist Revolution from Susan B. Anthony to...Betty Friedan (Epoch Biographies)

By: Archer, Jules

Price: $12.63 USD

Publisher: Puffin : 1996-03-01

Seller ID: 0140379681-11-24631732

ISBN-13: 9780140379686

Binding: Paperback

Condition: New

Clara Barton: A Photo-Illustrated Biography (Photo-Illustrated Biographies)

By: Deady, Kathleen W

Price: $3.83 USD

Publisher: Capstone Press : 2003-01-01

Seller ID: 0736816046-3-26617840

ISBN-13: 9780736816045

Binding: Library Binding

Condition: Used: Good

A biography discussing the life of Clara Barton, who worked as a nurse during the Civil War and founded the American Red Cross Society in 1881 to help people hurt by war or disasters.
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Cut from the Same Cloth: American Women of Myth, Legend, and Tall Tale

By: Robert D. San Souci; Brian Pinkney [Illustrator]; Jane Yolen [Introduction];

Price: $4.89 USD

Publisher: Puffin Books : 2000-02-01

Seller ID: 0698118111-11-20924754

ISBN-13: 9780698118119

Binding: Paperback

Condition: New

Meet the fascinating women of American Folklore and Legend in this award-winning collection Have you heard of the Star Maiden, Old Sally Cato, or Sweet Betsey from Pike? Everyone knows about Paul Bunyan, Johnny Appleseed, and Davy Crockett, But have you heard of these larger-than-life women? From Bess Call, who wrestles any and all challengers, to Molly Cottontail, who can outwit any critter iin the woods, to Hekeke, who slays a giant singlehandedly, here are fifteen funny, stormy, and always entertaining tall tales of legendary American women. They're as difference as can be, but still cut fr...
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Dear Miss Evelyn: Letters of Schoenhut Doll

By: Ferguson; McLeod

Price: $15.47 USD

Publisher: Carlton Pr : 1996-02-01

Seller ID: 0806253347-3-23245724

ISBN-13: 9780806253343

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used: Good

Elizabeth Blackwell: Girl Doctor (Childhood of Famous Americans)

By: Henry, Joanne Landers

Price: $3.47 USD

Publisher: Aladdin : 1996-04-01

Seller ID: 0689806272-3-25463743

ISBN-13: 9780689806278

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Used: Good

Every Girl Tells a Story: A Celebration of Girls Speaking Their Minds

By: Girl Scouts of the USA; Jones, Carolyn; Jones, Carolyn [Photographer]

Price: $4.59 USD

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing : 2002-03-01

Seller ID: 0689848722-3-26305133

ISBN-13: 9780689848728

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used: Good

Every girl tells a story. Every girl wants to be heard. Listen to these stories, look into these pictures, and be dazzled by American girls: If your heart's in it, you'll keep going. Girls can do anything. Girls rule.The best thing my parents have done for me is to show me that it's okay to be myself.I'd like to open a clinic for women and children. That has always been my dream.Working in close collaboration with Girl Scouts of the USA, documentary photographer Carolyn Jones has captured in words and pictures a lasting portrait of eighty-five American girls -- the girls who are our future. As...
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From Ballots to Breadlines: American Women 1920-1940 (Young Oxford History of Women in the United States, Volume 8)

By: Deutsch, Sarah Jane

Price: $3.55 USD

Publisher: Oxford University Press : 1994-09-22

Seller ID: 0195080637-3-26340041

ISBN-13: 9780195080636

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used: Good

The years between the two World Wars were decades of contrasts. The Roaring Twenties are remembered as years of prosperity and frivolity that were ended abruptly by the Great Depression of the 1930s. The Republican-dominated, pro-business politics of the 1920s gave way to the Democratic activism of the New Deal. But for women there was continuity to these years, as their ability to effect change in political, cultural, and economic arenas of life began to gain strength. Radio, movies, and mass advertising took the country by storm, and for the first time women were recognized as prime consumer...
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Girls and Young Women Leading the Way: 20 True Stories About Leadership

By: Karnes, Frances A.; Bean, Suzanne M.; Wallner, Rosemary

Price: $6.09 USD

Publisher: Free Spirit Pub : 1993-10-01

Seller ID: 0915793520-11-22129334

ISBN-13: 9780915793525

Binding: Paperback

Condition: New

First-person stories by girls and young women prove that anyone can be a leader, regardless of gender or age. Includes a how-to "Leadership Handbook" section.
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Girls Who Grew Up Great: A Book of Encouragement for Girls About Amazing Women Who Dared to Dream

By: Gray, Gwendolyn

Price: $4.30 USD

Publisher: Blue Mountain Arts : 2003-01-01

Seller ID: 0883967529-11-17865844

ISBN-13: 9780883967522

Binding: Paperback

Condition: New

This book is comprised of the short biographies of amazing women whose stories demonstrate that girls can do anything they set their minds to.
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Girls: A History of Growing Up Female in America

By: Colman, Penny

Price: $3.47 USD

Publisher: Scholastic : 2000-01-01

Seller ID: 0590371290-3-26495616

ISBN-13: 9780590371292

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used: Good

Drawing on eyewitness accounts, diaries, letters, memoirs, household manuals, advice books, and photographs, "Girls" chronicles the stories of females growing up in America from pre-colonial days to the present and highlights their spirit, courage, and contributions.
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God's Girls! #1 (Kidz General)

By: Karen H. Whiting

Price: $3.51 USD

Publisher: RoseKidz : 2000-07-01

Seller ID: 1584110201-3-24956882

ISBN-13: 9781584110200

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Used: Good

Legacy Press is pleased to introduce an exciting new series of 2 books, God's Girls , for girls ages 9 - 12. Each book sparkles with faith and fun as the girls learn about Bible women and create a cool craft to go with each one. Each book is packed with tips on how to personalize their crafts as well as space for journaling their deepest thoughts. Both inner and outer beauty will be celebrated by the girls as they learn to be faithful Christians who enjoy God and life.
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In Kindling Flame: The Story of Hannah Senesh, 1921-1944

By: Atkinson, Linda

Price: $4.48 USD

Publisher: Beech Tree Books : 1992-01-01

Seller ID: 0688116892-3-27966586

ISBN-13: 9780688116897

Binding: paperback

Condition: Used: Good

Navajo Coyote Tales

By: Thompson, Hildegard; Morgan, William [Contributor]

Price: $3.93 USD

Publisher: Gibbs Smith Publisher : 1989-06-01

Seller ID: 0941270521-3-25440626

ISBN-13: 9780941270526

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Used: Good

Coyote encounters Rabbit, Fawn's Stars, Crow, Snake, Skunk Woman, and Horned Toad in these 6 delightful, English-language adaptations of traditional Navajo Coyote stories collected by anthropologist William Morgan and translated by him and linguist Robert W. Young.
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Real Beauty: 101 Ways to Feel Great About You

By: Kauchak, Therese; Yoshizumi, Carol [Illustrator]

Price: $3.47 USD

Publisher: Amer Girl : 2004-01-01

Seller ID: 1584859083-3-25932681

ISBN-13: 9781584859086

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Used: Good

What is real beauty? It's not something you find in the makeup aisle or in the pages of a fashion magazine. Real beauty comes from liking yourself, from feeling strong and healthy, and from knowing what's beautiful in everyone around you. The Real Beauty Book is packed with ideas and activities that help you bring out the best in yourself--and that beauty comes in all shapes and sizes
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Remarkable Women/Amer Revolu.

By: Karen Zeinert

Price: $3.93 USD

Publisher: Millbrook Press : 1996-10-01

Seller ID: 1562946579-3-19804704

ISBN-13: 9781562946579

Binding: Library Binding

Condition: Used: Good

This book examines the changing roles of women through one of our country's most trying times, documenting the marks they left on the battlefields, on the home front, and in politics.
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Remember the Ladies: 100 Great American Women

By: Harness, Cheryl; Harness, Cheryl [Illustrator]

Price: $4.89 USD

Publisher: HarperCollins : 2003-02-04

Seller ID: 0064438694-11-28908394

ISBN-13: 9780064438698

Binding: paperback

Condition: New

In a 1776 letter cautioning her husband to remember the ladies, Abigail Adams made one of the earliest pleas for women's rights in America. How could she have known, in the years to follow, just how many strong and independent women would step forward to forge new paths in their fight for equality? This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 6 to 8. It's a fun way to learn to read and as a supplement for activity books for children.From Clara Barton and Harriet Tubman to the less well-known but equally important Belva Lockw...
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Rosie the Riveter: Women Working on the Home Front in World War II

By: Colman, Penny

Price: $3.43 USD

Publisher: Yearling : 1998-02-10

Seller ID: 0517885670-3-24791882

ISBN-13: 9780517885673

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Used: Good

Now in paperback--the award-winning account of how 18 million women, many of whom had never before held a job, entered the work force in 1942-45 to help the United States fight World War II. Their unprecedented participation would change the course of history for women, and America, forever. An ALA Best Book for Young Adult An ALA Notable Book A Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbon Book An IRA Teachers' Choice A Junior Library Guild Selection An NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Award Winner for Outstanding Nonfiction A New York Public Library Best Book for the Teenager A School L...
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Sammy Spider's Shabbat Fun Book (Sammy Spider Set)

By: Rouss, Sylvia A.; Kahn, Katherine Janus [Illustrator]

Price: $3.43 USD

Publisher: Kar-Ben Publishing ® : 2006-01-01

Seller ID: 1580131476-3-26565371

ISBN-13: 9781580131476

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Used: Good

Kids can join Sammy Spider as he celebrates Shabbat with this book of rhymes, mazes, puzzles and more.

Scooter

By: Williams, Vera B; Williams, Vera B [Illustrator]

Price: $3.47 USD

Publisher: Greenwillow Books : 2001-02-20

Seller ID: 0064409686-3-28377342

ISBN-13: 9780064409681

Binding: paperback

Condition: Used: Good

Elana is thrilled to be living all the way up on the eighth floor of 514 Melon Hill Avenue, an apartment building in New York City. But with her new life come changes--and challenges. Is her shiny scooter up to the crags and potholes of city sidewalks? Will she be able to make new friends? Can she find a way to help out little Petey, who everyone says doesn't talk? And will the kids from Melon Hill win any blue ribbons at the Borough-Wide Field Day?As Elana coasts toward discoveries and surprises in her new home, she keeps one thing in mind: Anything can happen as long as you have a winning at...
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Searching for Anne Frank: Letters from Amsterdam to Iowa

By: Rubin, Susan Goldman

Price: $18.95 USD

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams : 2003-11-01

Seller ID: 0810945142-11-28675427

ISBN-13: 9780810945142

Binding: hardcover

Condition: New

Few people know that Anne Frank and her sister Margot had pen pals in the United States. The American girls were Juanita Wagner (who wrote to Anne) and her older sister, Betty. They lived with their mother in Danville, Iowa. Although they corresponded only once before the German invasion of Holland closed the borders, the letters give a picture of Anne, her sister and their life. Much like her diary, this first-hand account vividly recreates the times in which she lived.
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Story of Annie Sullivan, The

By: Selden, George

Price: $3.46 USD

Publisher: Yearling : 1987-08-01

Seller ID: 0440482852-3-26251544

ISBN-13: 9780440482857

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Used: Good

The Big Book of Girl Stuff

By: King, Bart; Kalis, Jennifer [Illustrator]

Price: $3.55 USD

Publisher: Gibbs Smith : 2006-09-08

Seller ID: 158685819X-4-22694972

ISBN-13: 9781586858193

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Used: Acceptable

This comprehensive guide shares everything a girl needs to know - from sleepovers to diaries, makeup, shopping, school and everything in between.
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The Bravest Girl in Sharpsburg (Wm Kids)

By: Ernst, Kathleen

Price: $3.48 USD

Publisher: White Mane Kids : 2012-06-08

Seller ID: 1572490837-3-23824258

ISBN-13: 9781572490833

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Used: Good

The daring adventure of best friends Teresa Kretzer and Savilla Miller have earned the the title of "the bravest girls in Sharpsburg'--and the admiration of Teresa's shy younger sister, Bethie. But when the Civil War looms, the girls become political enemies. Each girl must confront challenges that test everything she believes in. Learn how the Civil War divided these friends and tested courage from the experiences of real teenage girls whose hometown along Antietam Creek lay at the center of conflict in September 1862. Historic photographs and author's notes that separate the fact and the fic...
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The Day the Women Got the Vote: A Photo History of the Women's Rights Movement

By: Sullivan, George

Price: $3.52 USD

Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks : 1994-01-01

Seller ID: 0590475606-3-18685679

ISBN-13: 9780590475600

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Used: Good

The Road to Equality: American Women Since 1962 (Young Oxford History of Women in the United States, Volume 10)

By: Chafe, William H.

Price: $3.47 USD

Publisher: Oxford University Press : 1994-09-22

Seller ID: 0195083253-3-26339148

ISBN-13: 9780195083255

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used: Good

The 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s were decades of vast changes in the world at large--new nations emerged, technology advanced at a record pace, and global and environmental awareness intensified. Perhaps no change was more obvious than the shifting roles of women in the family, society, the economy, and in politics. More changes occurred in these three decades than in the preceding 300 years--yet fundamental problems of gender inequality remained. The women's movement that grew in the 1960s transformed ways of thinking about men's and women's destinies. Stimulated by the a climate of confrontation ...
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The Road to Seneca Falls: A Story about Elizabeth Cady Stanton (Creative Minds Biographies)

By: Swain, Gwenyth; Young, Mary O'Keefe [Illustrator]

Price: $8.21 USD

Publisher: LernerClassroom : 1996-08-01

Seller ID: 1575050250-11-28977186

ISBN-13: 9781575050256

Binding: paperback

Condition: New

When Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a little girl in the early 1800s, she realized that most people seemed to think that boys were better than girls. As Stanton grew up, she saw that women had fewer opportunities than men. With this in mind, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and her longtime friend Lucretia Mott organized the nation's first women's rights convention, which took place in Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848.

They Led the Way: 14 American Women

By: Johnston, Johanna

Price: $3.46 USD

Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks : 1987-12-01

Seller ID: 059044431X-3-18024509

ISBN-13: 9780590444316

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used: Good

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Category: Girls & Women