Amelia to Zora: Twenty-Six Women Who Changed the World by Cynthia Chin-Lee illus. by Megan Halsey, and Sean AddyThis is a wonderful introduction to 26 women who broke barriers. The women included are very diverse as are their accomplishments. There are activists, artists, scientists, and politicians. Chin - Lee included many women who don't get that much attention. A few of the women featured Cecilia Payne Gaposchkin, an astronomer and the first female professor at Harvard University. Nawal El Sadaawi a doctor and fighter for woman's rights. Grace Hopper inventor and computer pioneer. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit -an Indian diplomat and the first woman president of the United Nations.
The biographies are concise, each line containing a new fact. Halsey and Addy's beautiful and warm illustrations will help keep young readers attention. ages 6up
I've linked this post to Nonfiction Monday. It's being hosted this week by Sarah @ In Need of Chocolate. 
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