Rosie the Riveter: Women Working on the Homefront in World War II by Penny Colman

Rosie the Riveter: Women Working on the Homefront in World War II by Penny Colman

Now in paperback--the award-winning account of how 18 million women, many of whom had never before held a job, entered the work force in 1942-45 to help the United States fight World War II. Their unprecedented participation would change the course of history for women, and America, forever.

An ALA Best Book for Young Adult

An ALA Notable Book

A Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbon Book

An IRA Teachers' Choice

A Junior Library Guild Selection

An NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Award Winner for Outstanding Nonfiction

A New York Public Library Best Book for the Teenager

A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year

Thanksgiving: A Real Story, Daring Women: Eight True Tales about Women Who Made a Difference, and Corpses, Coffins, and Crypts: A History of Burial are among Penny Colman's award-winning nonfiction books for young readers. She is a member of the American Society of Journalists and Writers and a Distinguished Lecturer at Queens College, City University of New York. Her family and she live in Englewood, New Jersey.

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ISBN 13	9780517885673
ISBN 10	0517885670
Title	Rosie the Riveter: Women Working on the Homefront in World War II
Author	Penny Colman
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	1998-02-10
Number of pages	128
Prizes	Winner of ALA Best Books for Young Adults 1996, Winner of ALA Notable Children's Book 1996
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.