{"id":18494,"date":"2022-03-11T09:02:23","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T14:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/?p=18494"},"modified":"2022-03-11T14:47:54","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T19:47:54","slug":"womens-history-month-elementary-school-book-recommendations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/?p=18494","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s History Month: Elementary School Book Recommendations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/cms\/lib\/VA01918616\/Centricity\/Domain\/4\/ACPS-Express-20220311-spanish.pdf\">en espa\u00f1ol (PDF)<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/cms\/lib\/VA01918616\/Centricity\/Domain\/4\/ACPS-Express-20220311-amharic.pdf\">\u12a0\u121b\u122d\u129b (PDF)<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/cms\/lib\/VA01918616\/Centricity\/Domain\/4\/ACPS-Express-20220311-arabic.pdf\">\u0628\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629 (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In celebration of Women\u2019s History Month, ACPS librarians are recommending some of their favorite age-appropriate reads throughout March. Stories of women who have made significant contributions in our society and everyday lives should be shared beginning at an early age. These books are a part of the ACPS library system, and we encourage students and families to check out these informative and captivating books.<\/p>\n<p>Women\u2019s History Month is a celebration of women\u2019s contributions to history, culture and society and has been observed annually in March in the U.S. since 1987. Learn more at the <a href=\"https:\/\/womenshistorymonth.gov\/\">Women\u2019s History Month website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PreK-Grade 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem;\">&#8220;My Name Is Gabriela: The Life of Gabriela Mistral\u201d by Monica Brown.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\u201cCelia Cruz: Queen of Salsa\u201d by Veronica Chambers.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPlanting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpr\u00e9\u201d by Anika Aldamuy Denise.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTalkin\u2019 About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman\u201d by Nikki Grimes.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSing With Me: The Story of Selena Quintanilla\u201d by Diana L\u00f3pez.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAlma and How She Got Her Name\u201d by Juana Martinez-Neal.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cJuana and Lucas\u201d by Juana Medina.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMahalia Jackson: Walking With Kings and Queens\u201d by Nina Nolan.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWilma\u2019s Way Home: The Life of Wilma Mankiller\u201d by Doreen Rappaport.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAlthea Gibson: The Story of Tennis\u2019 Fleet-Of-Foot Girl\u201d by Megan Reid.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cJust Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You\u201d by Sonia Sotomayor.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cJoan Proctor, Dragon Doctor: The Woman Who Loved Reptiles\u201d by Patricia Valdez.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Legendary Miss Lena Horne\u201d by Carole Boston Weatherford.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMy Name is Georgia: A Portrait\u201d by Jeanette Winter.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx\u201d by Jonah Winter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Grades 1-3<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem;\">\u201c101 Awesome Women Who Changed Our World\u201d by Julia Adams.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\u201cMae Among the Stars\u201d by Roda Ahmed.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPhillis\u2019s Big Test\u201d by Catherine Clinton.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMalala: Activist for Girls&#8217; Education\u201d by Rapha\u00eble Frier.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEllen Ochoa\u201d by Elizabeth D. Jaffe.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Story of Frida Kahlo\u201d by Susan B. Katz.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Story of Jane Goodall\u201d by Susan B. Katz.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSky High: The True Story of Maggie Gee\u201d by Marissa Moss.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGirl Running: Bobbi Gibb and the Boston Marathon\u201d by Annette Bay Pimentel.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race\u201d by Margot Lee Shetterly.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cExquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks\u201d by Suzanne Slade.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDorothea Lange: The Photographer Who Found the Faces of the Depression\u201d by Carole Boston Weatherford.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Grades 4-5<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem;\">&#8220;Fancy Party Gowns: The Story of Fashion Designer Ann Cole Lowe\u201d by Deborah Blumenthal.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\u201cGoodnight Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Tales of Extraordinary Women\u201d by Francesca Cavallo and Elena Favilli.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cShe Persisted Around the World: 13 Women Who Changed History\u201d by Chelsea Clinton.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cShe Persisted in Sports: American Olympians who Changed the Game\u201d by Chelsea Clinton.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMeghan Markle\u201d by Golriz Golkar.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLittle Dreamers: Visionary Women Around the World\u201d by Vashti Harrison.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLittle Leaders: Bold Women in Black History\u201d by Vashti Harrison.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSweet Dreams, Sarah\u201d by Vivian Kirkfield.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cI Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark\u201d by Debbie Levy.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMuslim Girls Rise: Inspirational Champions of Our Time\u201d by Saira Mir.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPrincess Kiko of Japan\u201d by Tim O\u2019Shei.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAnything But Ordinary Addie: The True Story of Adelaide Herrmann, Queen of Magic\u201d by Mara Rockliff.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Skirt\u201d by Gary Soto.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In celebration of Women\u2019s History Month, ACPS librarians are recommending some of their favorite age-appropriate reads throughout March.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":18495,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-acps"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-08 03:53:00","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18494"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18494\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18534,"href":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18494\/revisions\/18534"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}