Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World
CCBC Review:
Single-page poems relate the remarkable achievements of 14 girls and women who defied expectations, gender restrictions, racial prejudice, and social bias to make a mark early in their lives. Some names (Ruby Bridges and Frida Kahlo) may be familiar, while others (18th-century firefighter Molly Williams and World War II British secret agents Jaqueline and Eileen Nearne) are likely to be new to most readers. The diversity of the women highlighted—across time, race, class, and achievement—as well as the variety of poetic structures, including acrostic, concrete, and free verse, lend energy to this accessible volume. Each poem is paired with an illustration by a female artist thoughtfully selected to expand the book’s inclusivity. ©2019 Cooperative Children’s Book CenterIllustrated by Selina Alko, Sophie Blackall, Lisa Brown, Hadley Hooper, Emily Winfield Martin, Oge Mora, Julie Morstad, Sara Palacios, LeUyen Pham, Erin K. Robinson, Isabel Roxas, Shadra Strickland, Melissa Sweet
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 7-12
Age Range:
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Grades 3-5 (Ages 8-10)
Grades 6-8 (Ages 11-13)
Format:
Picture book
Subjects:
Biography
Girls and Women
Perseverance
Sexism
Diversity subjects:
Asian
Black/African
Latine
Middle East
Muslim
Publishers:
Harper, HarperCollins
Publish Year: 2018
Pages: 143
ISBN: 9780062699459
CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 305 Hood