For years, the Dear America series has been introducing readers to American history. Now, two of the novels, The Winter of Red Snow and A Journey to the New World have been released in deluxe paperback form.
Browsing: women’s history
This Women’s History Month, discover the stories of some extraordinary women who helped change the world for the better with these picture books.
Learn the story of a cellist whose love of music and nature amazed the world in Beatrice and the Nightingale, by Patricia Newman and Isabelle Follath.
Learn about the woman who mapped Earth’s address in the universe in Galaxy Mapper: The Luminous Discoveries of Astrophysicist Hélène Courtois by Allie Summers and Sian James.
Learn about a major contributor to 19th-century paleontology in Mary Morland in the Time of Dinosaur Discovery, by Jane Kurtz and Giselle Potter.
Delve into influential author Judy Blume’s childhood in Otherwise Known as Judy the Great: A Poetic Ode to Judy Blume, by Selina Alko.
Explore the wonders of the universe in Through the Telescope, a poetic ode to trailblazing astronaut Mae Jemison, from Charles R. Smith, Jr. and Evening Monteiro.
Feminist organizer Gloria Steinem and Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee share their parallel journeys as activists in Rise, Girl, Rise.
Uncover the truth about the women who married Henry VIII in The Six Queens of Henry VIII, by Honor Cargill-Martin and Jaimee Andrews.
Discover the story of a pioneering geologist in Rock Star: How Ursula Marvin Mapped Moon Rocks and Meteorites, by Sandra Neil Wallace and Nancy Carpenter.