   | Born reading : 20 stories of women reading their way into history Author: Krull, Kathleen | |
| Price: $23.98 | ||
Summary:
Once books change their brains, girls change history. Discover the foundation of reading that empowered some of the world's most influential women in this collection of 20 biographies.
| Added Entry - Personal Name: | Loh-Hagan, Virginia |
| Illustrator: | Lewis, Aura |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (06/15/23)
Booklist (06/15/23)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 06/01/2023 The chronologically presented women in this book start with Cleopatra and include Chinese American physicist Chien-Shiung Wu, Shirley Chisholm, and Taylor Swift. Each woman’s coverage opens with Lewis’ large, brightly colored, digital portrait of the figure. The three pages of text that follow describe the woman’s life circumstances as they relate to reading—Mexican writer Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, for example, was born outside marriage and was socially ostracized, leading her to take solace in reading. Krull and Loh-Hagan also describe the subject’s milieu and the attitude toward women reading then (hint: mostly against). The authors then go on to discuss how the women used their love of books to seize agency—the first African American to publish a book, for example, Phillis Wheatley Peters, used her talent to argue for the abolition of slavery. The “Feminist Fun Facts,” a lengthy resource list, and other back matter are welcome additions. This lively collective biography deserves a place on library and classroom shelves for its global coverage, accessible and absorbing writing, and unusual focus. - Copyright 2023 Booklist.
Booklist - 06/15/2023 The chronologically presented women in this book start with Cleopatra and include Chinese American physicist Chien-Shiung Wu, Shirley Chisholm, and Taylor Swift. Each woman’s coverage opens with Lewis’ large, brightly colored, digital portrait of the figure. The three pages of text that follow describe the woman’s life circumstances as they relate to reading—Mexican writer Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, for example, was born outside marriage and was socially ostracized, leading her to take solace in reading. Krull and Loh-Hagan also describe the subject’s milieu and the attitude toward women reading then (hint: mostly against). The authors then go on to discuss how the women used their love of books to seize agency—the first African American to publish a book, for example, Phillis Wheatley Peters, used her talent to argue for the abolition of slavery. The “Feminist Fun Facts,” a lengthy resource list, and other back matter are welcome additions. This lively collective biography deserves a place on library and classroom shelves for its global coverage, accessible and absorbing writing, and unusual focus. - Copyright 2023 Booklist.
