Like a girl

Lori Degman

Book - 2019

Once upon a time, "like a girl" was an insult. Not anymore! In every walk of life, girls are demonstrating their creativity, perseverance, and strength. From civil rights activist Rosa Parks, who stood up for her beliefs by staying seated, to astronaut Sally Ride, the 24 women profiled here took risks, broke barriers, and transformed the world. This tribute to girl power will inspire young women everywhere.

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Subjects
Genres
Children's stories Pictorial works
Biographies
Readers (Publications)
Picture books
Published
New York, NY : Sterling Children's Books [2019]
Language
English
Main Author
Lori Degman (author)
Other Authors
Mara Penny (illustrator)
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN
9781454933021
  • Rosa Parks
  • Mother Teresa
  • Malala Yousafzai
  • Ruby Bridges
  • Helen Keller
  • Tammy Duckworth
  • Wilma Rudolph
  • Temple Grandin
  • Frida Kahlo
  • Zaha Hadid
  • R.J Palacio
  • Maya Angelou
  • Amelia Earhart
  • Bessie Coleman
  • Sally Ride
  • Mae Carol Jemison
  • Simone Biles
  • Gail Devers
  • Gertrude Ederle
  • Babe Didrickson Zaharias
  • Jane Addams
  • Irena Sendler
  • Wangari Maathai
  • Harriet Tubman.
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Degman overturns the negative connotations associated with the phrase "like a girl" by highlighting the lives and work of iconic female figures. Degman includes Amelia Earhart, Rosa Parks, and Harriet Tubman as well as lesser-known figures, among them Bessie Coleman, the first Native and African-American female pilot; Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel; and architect Zaha Hadid. Degman repeats the title in the context of each figure's accomplishments: "Change the world like a girl, from the land to the sea," she writes of Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai, who appears planting trees. Penny works in stylized collages that distinctively capture the likenesses of the women, who encompass people of varying backgrounds and abilities. In final spreads, Degman invites readers to be curious, ask questions, "and discover the ways." Ages 4-8. (Aug.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Review by Kirkus Book Review

Twenty-four women leaders are pictured as models of working "like a girl" in this rhyming inspirational poem. The endpapers present the multicultural roster of talented, hardworking women and girls, all apparently cis, depicted in grayscale portraits with their names below their pictures. Each page holds one line of a rhyming couplet with one woman at work in illustrations composed of strong shapes and vivid colors. "Stand up like a girl, by refusing to stand"Rosa Parks sits calmly on an (empty) bus, looking out at readers; "Stand up like a girl, by extending your hand"Mother Teresa offers a bowl of rice to three children of different races. Malala Yousafzai raises a fist in the air, holding a "Resist" sign and surrounded by other feminist signs at a protest march; the young Ruby Bridges stands facing a crowd with calm dignity, with the text "keep on going; persist." Leaders who overcame challenges, such as Hellen Keller and Tammy Duckworth, "prevail like a girl." Artists, architects, and writers like Frida Kahlo and Zaha Hadid all "create like a girl." Pilots and astronauts "soar," athletes "train," philanthropists and activists "change the world like a girl." Minibiographies at the end of the book introduce the major accomplishments of each featured leader, helping this book to double as a fun read-aloud and an informative lead-in to further research. As an introduction to women's power and possibilities, this choice rises above the rest. (bibliography) (Informational picture book. 4-12) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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