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Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909
Contributor(s): Markel, Michelle (Author), Sweet, Melissa (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 0061804428     ISBN-13: 9780061804427
Publisher: Balzer & Bray/Harperteen
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2013
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BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Social Activists
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Women
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 20th Century
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2012025439
Age Level: 4-8
Grade Level: PreK-3
Lexile Measure: 760 AD (Adult Directed Text)
Physical Information: 0.34" H x 8.95" W x 10.68" L (0.78 lbs) 32 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1900-1919
- Locality - New York, N.Y.
- Geographic Orientation - New York
- Sex & Gender - Girl's Interest
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product
Awards: Lupine Award, Honor Book, Picture Book, 2013
Sydney Taylor Book Award, Notable, Younger Readers, 2014
Jane Addams Children's Book Award, Winner, Bks for Younger Children, 2014
Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award, Nominee, Grades 3-5, 2016
Orbis Pictus Award, Honor Book, Children's Nonfiction, 2014
Children's Book Committee Award, Winner, Nonfiction, 2014
Star of the North Picture Book Award, Nominee, Grades K-2, 2015
Review Citations: Booklist 11/15/2012 pg. 44
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2012
School Library Journal 01/01/2013 pg. 93
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2013 pg. 107
Publishers Weekly 02/04/2013
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2013 pg. 303
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2013 pg. 34
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2013 - Superior,Well Above Average
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 156055
Reading Level: 5.0   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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Publisher Description:

The true story of the young immigrant who led the largest strike of women workers in U.S. history. This picture book biography about the plight of immigrants in America in the early 1900s and the timeless fight for equality and justice should not be missed.

When Clara arrived in America, she couldn't speak English. She didn't know that young women had to go to work, that they traded an education for long hours of labor, that she was expected to grow up fast.

But that didn't stop Clara. She went to night school, spent hours studying English, and helped support her family by sewing in a shirtwaist factory.

Clara never quit, and she never accepted that girls should be treated poorly and paid little. Fed up with the mistreatment of her fellow laborers, Clara led the largest walkout of women workers the country had seen.

From her short time in America, Clara learned that everyone deserved a fair chance. That you had to stand together and fight for what you wanted. And, most importantly, that you could do anything you put your mind to.

This picture book biography about Ukrainian immigrant Clara Lemlich tackles topics like activism and the U.S. garment industry. The art, by Caldecott Honor winner Melissa Sweet, beautifully incorporates stitching and fabric. A bibliography and an author's note on the garment industry are included.


Contributor Bio(s): Sweet, Melissa: -

Melissa Sweet has illustrated more than one hundred books. Her work has been in magazines, on greeting cards, and on her living room walls. Melissa has received the Caldecott Honor Medal twice, among many other awards, including the Sibert Medal, and is a New York Times bestselling author and artist. Melissa lives in Maine. You can visit her at www.melissasweet.net.

Markel, Michelle: -

Michelle Markel loves writing narrative nonfiction. She's the author of Brave Girl, which won the Bank Street Flora Stieglitz Straus Award and the Jane Addams Children's Book Award for Younger Children, and was also chosen as an NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book. Her recent titles are Hillary Rodham Clinton: Some Girls Are Born to Lead (on the Amelia Bloomer Project List of feminist literature) and Balderdash!: John Newbery and the Boisterous Birth of Children's Books. She lives in Woodland Hills, California. You can visit her online at www.michellemarkel.com.


 
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