| Borrowed Names Contributor(s): Atkins, Jeannine (Author) |
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ISBN: 0805089349 ISBN-13: 9780805089349 Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL OUR PRICE: $26.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Nonfiction | Poetry - Young Adult Nonfiction | Girls & Women - Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Women |
| Dewey: 811.6 |
| LCCN: 2009023446 |
| Lexile Measure: 910 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.22" W x 8.56" (0.75 lbs) 224 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 136722 Reading Level: 5.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: As a child, Laura Ingalls Wilder traveled across the prairie in a covered wagon. Her daughter, Rose, thought those stories might make a good book, and the two created the beloved Little House series. Sara Breedlove, the daughter of former slaves, wanted everything to be different for her own daughter, A'Lelia. Together they built a million-dollar beauty empire for women of color. Marie Curie became the first person in history to win two Nobel prizes in science. Inspired by her mother, Irčne too became a scientist and Nobel prize winner. Borrowed Names is the story of these extraordinary mothers and daughters.Borrowed Names is a 2011 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year. |
Contributor Bio(s): Atkins, Jeannine: - Jeannine Atkins is the author of Borrowed Names and Wings and Rockets, which appeared on the ALA Amelia Bloomer Project list. She lives in western Massachusetts. |