Author: Jeannine Atkins
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780613276894
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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For use in schools and libraries only. Horrified by the people who have come to cut down their forest homeland, Aani amd other women from her village try to make them understand how important the trees are, and a single act of bravery helps save the forest
Author: Jeannine Atkins
Publisher: Lee & Low Books
ISBN: 9781584300045
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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One day Aani is resting against her favorite tree when she hears the unfamiliar roar of trucks. She alerts the village women, the eldest of whom says the sounds are made by men from the city who have come to cut down the trees. The women explain to the cutters that their trees provide the villagers with food and fuel; are home to animals; and prevent erosion. But the men are heedless. As the cutters move closer, Aani acts with quiet, instinctive heroism to save not only her special tree, but also the village's beloved forest.
Author: Jeannine Atkins
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781880000243
Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Based on a true tale from Northern India, this delightful tale presents an enduring message of environmental action. One day Aani is resting against her favourite tree when she hears that men from the city are coming to cut down the trees. The women from her village explain the value of the trees to the cutters but these men are heedless. As the cutters move closer, Aani acts with quiet heroism to save not only her tree but also the village's beloved forest. Full colour illustartions by Venantius Pinto. Ages 4 - 10.
Author: Jeannine Atkins
Publisher: She Writes Press
ISBN: 1631529889
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 341
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May Alcott spends her days sewing blue shirts for Union soldiers, but she dreams of painting a masterpiece—which many say is impossible for a woman—and of finding love, too. When she reads her sister’s wildly popular novel, Little Women, she is stung by Louisa’s portrayal of her as “Amy,” the youngest of four sisters who trades her desire to succeed as an artist for the joys of hearth and home. Determined to prove her talent, May makes plans to move far from Massachusetts and make a life for herself with room for both watercolors and a wedding dress. Can she succeed? And if she does, what price will she have to pay? Based on May Alcott’s letters and diaries, as well as memoirs written by her neighbors, Little Woman in Blue puts May at the center of the story she might have told about sisterhood and rivalry in an extraordinary family.
Author: Jeannine Atkins
Publisher: Lee & Low Books
ISBN: 9781580000000
Category : Athletes
Languages : en
Pages : 16
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A village girl in India inspires the women around her to save their beloved forest.
Author: Vashanti Rahaman
Publisher: Boyds Mills Press
ISBN: 9781590785249
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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Ricki is looking forward to Divali, the Hindu Festival of Lights. Hes also waiting for two special rosebuds to bloom. The buds are on the bush that his grandfather had planted in the front yard. His grandfather promises that the roses will be the color of Divali.
Author: Jeannine Atkins
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1665902507
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
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A biographical novel in verse about Lise Meitner, an Austrian Jew and physics professor in Nazi Germany who escaped to Sweden and whose work led to the discovery of nuclear fission. Includes author's note and timeline.
Author: Jeannine Atkins
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1584694661
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 39
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An inspiring famous women book for girls, Girls Who Looked Under Rocks also makes the perfect feminist gift for girls. Girls Who Looked Under Rocks: The Lives of Six Pioneering Naturalists is for a world no longer confined by gender stereotypes, and a place where science is for girls, too! Parents and children will love this portrayal of six women who grew up playing in the dirt and went on to become award winning scientists and writers. All of these women were discouraged from pursuing careers in science, but they all persisted in their passion. If there is a pre-teen or adolescent in your life, especially a girl, take a look at this empowering, inspiring chapter book. It portrays the youths and careers of six remarkable women whose curiosity about nature fueled a passion to steadfastly overcome obstacles to careers in traditionally men-only occupations. The six-Maria Merian (b.1647), Anna Comstock (b.1854), Frances Hamerstrom (b.1907), Rachel Carson (b.1907), Miriam Rothschild (b.1908), and Jane Goodall (b.1934)—all became renowned scientists, artists and writers. A wonderful resource for young researchers and biographers, these stories can be a starting point for issues of gender, science, and the environment.
Author: Jeannine Atkins
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux (BYR)
ISBN: 9780374363376
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
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Robin learns how to fly and build a nest. Includes information on the life cycle of robins.
Author: Jeannine Atkins
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481465678
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 179
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This “evocative and beautiful” (School Library Journal) novel “vividly imagines the lives of three girls” (Booklist, starred review) in three different time periods as they grow up to become groundbreaking scientists. Maria Merian was sure that caterpillars were not wicked things born from mud, as most people of her time believed. Through careful observation she discovered the truth about metamorphosis and documented her findings in gorgeous paintings of the life cycles of insects. More than a century later, Mary Anning helped her father collect stone sea creatures from the cliffs in southwest England. To him they were merely a source of income, but to Mary they held a stronger fascination. Intrepid and patient, she eventually discovered fossils that would change people’s vision of the past. Across the ocean, Maria Mitchell helped her mapmaker father in the whaling village of Nantucket. At night they explored the starry sky through his telescope. Maria longed to discover a new comet—and after years of studying the night sky, she finally did. Told in vibrant, evocative poems, this stunning novel celebrates the joy of discovery and finding wonder in the world around us.
