McArthur Krishna

This book is an empowering vehicle for young girls and women. Each profile of a famous female is told in verse. It talks about their dream, suggests going to the library to find information and then gives the name of the famous person they are describing. From Madame Curie to every mother to every young girl their successes are discussed. The end of the book is a short paragraph summarizing their dreams and achievements. The illustrations are detailed, colourful and vibrant. This is a great book to be used during International Women's Day, Week or Year. This should be in all public, school and junior level classrooms.

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While the book itself was beautiful and I was interested in learning about less well-know women, the set-up of the book was very unsatisfying to me. On one hand the book seemed simplistic for its targeted age and grade level yet, in the back of the book, where more details are written about each women, the reading level changes significantly. I did not like going back and forth between those two sections to learn more. It would have been a much better book if ALL of the information about each women was organized in chapters instead of this confusing and choppy format.

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An adventurous, creative and determined girl once wondered "What would it be like... to be a cowgirl? What about an astronaut? A Physicist? Or a spy?" So she went to the library to find out, and there she learned about adventurous, creative and determined women like Sarah Day O'Connor, Mae Carol Jemison, Marie Curie, and Virginia Hall.

More than ten women are portrayed in the book, accompanied by wonderful illustrations in bright colors. At the end of the book there is a very short biography for each one, to learn more about who they were and what they did. I liked the fact that "moms" where included in the list of great things women can chose to do, since it is an bold occupation too. Girls are also encouraged to be themselves, and make faithful choices everyday.

I don't think this is a book only for girls. I'm sure it would be also positive for boys to know about the wonderful things these women did, and women in general can do. I think not only girls have to be encouraged to accomplish their dreams, but boys should be taught that expecting women being capable of doing great things is something as natural as expecting the same from men.

Age range: 6 to 10 years old.

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