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Elizabeth Leads the Way: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Right to Vote
Contributor(s): Stone, Tanya Lee (Author), Gibbon, Rebecca (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 0805079033 ISBN-13: 9780805079036
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company

OUR PRICE: $16.14

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 2008
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Annotation: Elizabeth Cady Stanton stood up and fought for what she believed in. From an early age, she knew that women were not given rights equal to men. But rather than accept her lesser status, Elizabeth went to college and later gathered other like-minded women to challenge the right to vote.Here is the inspiring story of an extraordinary woman who changed America forever because she wouldn't take "no" for an answer.

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BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Political
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Women
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 19th Century

Dewey: B

LCCN: 2007002833

Age Level: 6-10

Grade Level: 1-5

Lexile Measure: 700 AD (Adult Directed Text)

Physical Information: 0.38" H x 8.82" W x 11.28" L (0.86 lbs) 32 pages

Themes:
- Chronological Period - 19th Century
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
- Chronological Period - 1900-1919

Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 04/15/2008 pg. 440
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2008 pg. 342
School Library Journal 05/01/2008 pg. 118
Booklist 04/15/2008 pg. 46
Publishers Weekly 05/12/2008 pg. 53
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2008 - Superior,Well Above Average
Hornbook Guide to Children 10/01/2008 pg. 457 - Superior,Well Above Average
ALA Notable Children's Books 03/15/2009 pg. 22

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 120548
Reading Level: 3.8 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5

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Publisher Description:

Elizabeth Cady Stanton stood up and fought for what she believed in. From an early age, she knew that women were not given rights equal to men. But rather than accept her lesser status, Elizabeth went to college and later gathered other like-minded women to challenge the right to vote.Here is the inspiring story of an extraordinary woman who changed America forever because she wouldn't take "no" for an answer.

Elizabeth Leads the Way is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

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Contributor Bio(s): Stone, Tanya Lee: - Tanya Lee Stone has written several books for young readers, including the young adult novel A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl. She lives with her family in Vermont.Gibbon, Rebecca: - Rebecca Gibbon is the illustrator of several picture books, including Elizabeth Leads the Way, which was named an ALA Notable Book among other honors. She lives in England with her husband and two young children.

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