25 Women Who Dared to Go

by Allison Lassieur

Overview

From the fearless to the feared, discover 25 women who dared. Dared to conquer their dreams, win wars, discover sights unseen, and more. Readers will learn about bold women who were determined to achieve something great in the face of adversity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780756567422
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	05/27/2020
Series:	Daring Women
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	64
File size:	10 MB

About the Author

Allison Lassieur has never had pop-star dreams, but she once sang in a choir that went on a multi-state tour on the way to Walt Disney World. Today she’s an award-winning author of more than 150 history and non-fiction books about everything from Ancient Rome to the International Space Station. Her books have received several Kirkus starred reviews and Booklist recommendations, and her historical novel Journey to a Promised Land was awarded the 2020 Kansas Library Association Notable Book Award, and Library of Congress Great Reads Book selection. Allison lives in upstate New York with her husband, daughter, a scruffy, loveable mutt named Jingle Jack, and more books than she can count.

Table of Contents

Introduction — The death-defiers: spies and soldiers — The sky's the limit aviators and astronauts — Doing the impossible: adventurers — Charting the unknown: explorers — Searching the past: archaeologists and anthropologists — Timeline — Glossary — Source notes — Select bibliography — Index.

Interviews

Engaging text and powerful images tell the stories of 25 amazing 20th and 21st century women and their feats of exploration, bravery, and discovery. Writing prompts encourage reflection and analysis of text.

Editorial Reviews

Each title is very well written and will be easy for all students to use for research or general information.

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