Terrific Women Teachers Contributor(s): Wolfe, Helen (Author) |
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ISBN: 1897187866 ISBN-13: 9781897187869 Publisher: Second Story Press OUR PRICE: $9.86 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Women - Juvenile Nonfiction | School & Education |
Dewey: B |
Lexile Measure: 1100 |
Series: Women's Hall of Fame |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.50 lbs) 118 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 148453 Reading Level: 7.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Maria Montessori, founder the Montessori method of self-directed learning Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan, her miracle worker, USA Christa McAuliffe, high school teacher who died in the space shuttle Challenger, USA Dorval Onesime, a Native Metis educator in the early 1900s from Saskatchewan, Canada Denise Fruchter, a special education teacher with tourettes syndrome from Toronto, Canada Malalai Joya, campaigning for girls' education in Afghanistan Erin Gurswell, founder of Freedom Writers, USA Raden Ayu Kartini, campaigned for the education of women, Indonesia Friedl Dicker-Brandeis, taught art in Terezin Ghetto during WWII, Austria Marva Collins, African American teacher dedicated to improving schools in US cities, USA |