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Standing on her shoulders a celebration of women

"A stunning love letter to the important women who shape us -- from our own mothers and grandmothers to the legends who paved the way for girls and women everywhere"--

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Main Author:	Clark-Robinson, Monica (Author)
Other Authors:	Freeman, Laura (Illustrator) (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc., 2021.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Women > Juvenile fiction. Families > Juvenile fiction. African Americans > Juvenile fiction. Stories in rhyme.
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Summary:	"A stunning love letter to the important women who shape us -- from our own mothers and grandmothers to the legends who paved the way for girls and women everywhere"-- Includes a brief biography of each famous woman pictured and historical notes.
Physical Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Audience:	Ages 4-8. Grades K-1.
ISBN:	9781338358001 1338358006
Author Notes:	Monica Clark-Robinson is passionate about stories -- writing them, acting them out on stage, and reading them. She believes that the stories of our past can help us create the story for our future. She is the author of Let the Children March , which was a Coretta Scott King Honor Book for Illustration and a Kirkus Best Book. She lives in Arkansas with her family. Laura Freeman is a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honoree. She has illustrated more than 30 books for children, including the New York Times bestseller Hidden Figure s by Margot Lee Shetterly. She lives in Atlanta with her husband, two sons, two cats, and a fish.