Borrowed Names
Borrowed Names
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Borrowed Names by Jeannine Atkins
Extraordinary women raise extraordinary women.
As a child, Laura Ingalls Wilder traveled across the prairie in a covered wagon. Her daughter, Rose, thought those stories might make a good book, and the two created the beloved Little House series.
Sara Breedlove, the daughter of former slaves, wanted everything to be different for her own daughter, A'Lelia. Together they built a million-dollar beauty empire for women of color.
Marie Curie became the first person in history to win two Nobel prizes in science. Inspired by her mother, Irene too became a scientist and Nobel prize winner.
Borrowed Names is the story of these extraordinary mothers and daughters.
Borrowed Names is a 2011 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
Jeannine Atkins is the author of several children's books on historical women, including Borrowed Names: Poetry about Laura Ingalls Wilder and Madam C.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780805089349 |
| ISBN 10 | 0805089349 |
| Title | Borrowed Names |
| Author | Jeannine Atkins |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Henry Holt & Company |
| Year published | 2010-03-16 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Prizes | Commended for Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (Fourteen and Up) 2011, Commended for Cybils (Poetry) 2010, Short-listed for Young Hoosier Book Award (Middle Grades) 2013 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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