Heather Lang
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Description
Lucille Mulhall wasn't like most girls in the 1890s. She didn't give a lick about sewing or cooking or becoming a lady. Lucille had her heart set on roping and riding. At a time when most women couldn't vote or own property, Lucille never let society's expectations or the dangers of roping and riding stop her from pursuing her passion.
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Before Eugenie Clark's groundbreaking research, most people thought sharks were vicious, blood-thirsty killers. From the first time she saw a shark in an aquarium, Japanese-American Eugenie was enthralled. Instead of frightening and ferocious eating machines, she saw sleek, graceful fish gliding through the water. After she became a scientist-an unexpected career path for a woman in the 1940s-she began taking research dives and training sharks, earning...
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English
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Who says girls can't be cowboys? Lucille Mulhall wasn't like most girls in the 1890s. She didn't give a lick about sewing or cooking or becoming a lady. Lucille had her heart set on roping and riding. At a time, when most women couldn't vote or own property, Lucille never let society's expectations or the dangers of roping and riding stop her, from pursuing her passion. Traveling around the country, she broke records and thrilled crowds with her daring...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In 1950, Kathryn Johnston wanted to play Little League baseball, but an unwritten "rule" kept girls from trying out. So, she cut off her hair and tried out as a boy under the nickname "Tubby." She made the team-and changed Little League forever. This is a story about wanting to do something so badly, you're willing to break the rules, and how breaking those rules can lead to change.
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English
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Meg Lowman was always fascinated by the natural world above her head. The colors, the branches, and, most of all, the leaves and mysterious organisms living there.
As a scientist Meg set out to climb up and investigate the rainforest tree canopies.
To be the first scientist to do so. But she encountered challenge after challenge.
Male teachers would not let her into their classrooms. The high canopy was difficult to get to. And worst of all, people...