Sunday, February 20, 2011

Amelia to Zora: Twenty-Six Women Who Changed the World



Title: Amelia to Zora: Twenty-Six Women Who Changed the World
Author: Cynthia Chin-Lee
Illustrator: Megan Halsey and Sean Addy
Publisher: Charlesbridge
www.charlesbridge.com
Publication Date: 2005
Genre: Biography
Audience: Grades 3-5
Overview: This book is a collection of mini biographies about twenty-six women, one for each letter of the alphabet, who changed the world starting with Amelia Earheart and finishing with Zora Neale Hurston.
Activity: The teacher could have each student select one woman from the biography who they found interesting and choose to research the woman more. Then the teacher can have either student choose to present the woman to the class as either an interview where they dress up as the woman, an oral history, or an oral report.
Reviewer's Name: Jennifer Senkevich

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