Womenteachers

9781897187869

$10.95 Paperback

118 Pages • 6 x 9

Ages: 9-13

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Terrific Women Teachers

Women's Hall of Fame Series

by: Helen Wolfe

Profiles of ten inspiring women educators from around the world...

Each chapter includes photographs, sidebars and fascinating facts about these groundbreaking women:

Maria Montessori, founder of the Montessori method of self-directed learning

Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan, Helen's "miracle worker"

Christa McAuliffe, high school teacher who died in the space shuttle Challenger disaster

Dorval Onesime, a Native Metis educator in the early 1900s from Saskatchewan

Denise Fruchter, a special education teacher with tourettes syndrome from Toronto

Malalai Joya, campaigning for girls’ education in Afghanistan
Erin Gurswell, founder of Freedom Writers USA  

Raden Ayu Kartini, campaigned for the education of women in Indonesia 

Marva Collins, African American teacher dedicated to improving schools in US cities



Reviews

"Potential teachers, as well as any reader whose life has been touched by a teacher, will find inspiration in the success of these remarkable women, which has often taken place in the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles." - Centre for Children's and Young Adult Books, 05/01/2011


"Every book in The Women's Hall of Fame Series is a treat for readers--especially female readers--in the intended age group as well as for those who have left their tweens and teens behind them. Not only are the books pleasing to the eye, but they also have substance." - CM Magazine, 06/24/2011


"Readers will be fascinated by Wolfe's stories of courage, perseverance and dedication to the cause of education. One particularly interesting feature of this book is the 'black box' explanation of various challenging concepts such as: arranged marriages, ADHD, and domestic violence. Wolfe has managed to take a fresh approach to the series, The Women's Hall of Fame, by examining the teaching profession through the unique stories of ten fascinating women." - Resource Links, 06/01/2011


"Terrific Women Teachers does well in showing those who have broken through the barriers of sexism and improved the world in their own ways." -The Midwest Book Review, 06/01/2011

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