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Synopsis
UN BESTSELLERINSTANT NEO DEL
THE NEW YORK TIMES UN BESTSELLERDE
USA TODAY Este bestseller del New York Times, con bellas ilustraciones, presenta a lectores de todas las edades, 40 mujeres que cambiaron el mundo.
Un libro importante para todas las edades. Peque as l dereseduca e inspira a medida que relata historias reales de cuarenta mujeres afroamericanas pioneras en la historia de Estados Unidos. El texto esclarecedor, combinado con ilustraciones irresistibles, da vida a figuras femeninas ic nicas y otras menos conocidas de la historia afroamericana, como la abolicionista Sojourner Truth, la piloto Bessie Coleman, la qu mica Alice Ball, la pol tica Shirley Chisholm, la matem tica Katherine Johnson, la poeta Maya Angelou y la cineasta Julie Dash.
Entre estas biograf as, los lectores encontrar n h roes, modelos a seguir y mujeres cotidianas que hicieron cosas extraordinarias: mujeres audaces cuyas acciones y creencias contribuyeron a mejorar el mundo para las generaciones venideras. Ya sea que hayan puesto la pluma en elpapel, volado por los aires o defendido los derechos de los dem s, las mujeres representadas en estas p ginas hac an resistencia a un mundo que no siempre las aceptaba.
Las l deres de este libro pueden ser peque as, pero todos hicieron algo grande y asombroso, inspirando a las generaciones futuras.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
A NEW YORK TIMES INSTANT BESTSELLER
A USA TODAY BESTSELLER
This beautifully illustrated New York Times bestseller introduces readers of all ages to 40 women who changed the world.
An important book for all ages, Little Leaders educates and inspires as it relates true stories of forty trailblazing black women in American history. Illuminating text paired with irresistible illustrations bring to life both iconic and lesser-known female figures of Black history such as abolitionist Sojourner Truth, pilot Bessie Coleman, chemist Alice Ball, politician Shirley Chisholm, mathematician Katherine Johnson, poet Maya Angelou, and filmmaker Julie Dash.
Among these biographies, readers will find heroes, role models, and everyday women who did extraordinary things - bold women whose actions and beliefs contributed to making the world better for generations of girls and women to come. Whether they were putting pen to paper, soaring through the air or speaking up for the rights of others, the women profiled in these pages were all taking a stand against a world that didn't always accept them.
The leaders in this book may be little, but they all did something big and amazing, inspiring generations to come.