Speaking of the forthcoming Women's History Month, I don't know how I missed this delightfully intriguing book since I'm a huge fan of children's books about feminist trailblazers. I'm putting this one on my wish list! Supposedly Hillary Rodham Clinton, Dreams Taking Flight is for ages 5 to 10, but in my house books like this are suitable for in-the-womb to end-of-life.
Kathleen Krull also authored A Woman for President: The Story of Victoria Woodhull, and Lives of Extraordinary Women: Rulers, Rebels and What the Neighbors Thought). And Amy June Bates also illustrated Susan B. Anthony: Fighter for Women's Rights.
Bookish Ruth writes:
As a young girl, Hillary Rodham dreamed of being an astronaut. Although life would ultimately take her down a different path, her dreams served her well later in life. In Hillary Rodham Clinton: Dreams Taking Flight, author Kathleen Krull and illustrator Amy June Bates share the story of a little girl who followed her dreams and became an inspiration to millions of women of all ages.
Beautiful watercolor art and inspiring quotations accompany Krull's writing. We follow Hillary through her early education all the way to law school, from her time as First Lady of Arkansas to the First Lady of the United States, all the way to her historic run for the Democratic Presidential nomination. Hillary faced many obstacles along the way, but her hard work and determination to succeed are an incredible example to young girls with big dreams.
"Once there was a girl who wanted to fly. She dreamed of zooming in a spaceship up through the clouds into outer space, learning new things about Earth. She wrote to the national space agency to volunteer. But it was 1961, and some paths were still closed to women, such as the job of astronaut."
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