Stacey Abrams
"Follow the life of Stacey Abrams, from her childhood spent growing up in Gulfport, Mississippi, to her work with civic engagement and mass voter registrations in Georgia, to her groundbreaking work as the first woman to lead in the Georgia General Assembly and first African American to lead in...
| Main Author: | Mwai, Melissa H. (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
National Geographic,
[2022]
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| Series: |
National Geographic kids readers.
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| Summary: |
"Follow the life of Stacey Abrams, from her childhood spent growing up in Gulfport, Mississippi, to her work with civic engagement and mass voter registrations in Georgia, to her groundbreaking work as the first woman to lead in the Georgia General Assembly and first African American to lead in the House of Representatives. Find out about Stacey Abram's life, achievements, and the challenges she faced along the way. The Level 2 text provides accessible, yet wide-ranging information for independent readers. National Geographic Readers have been a hit in the competitive beginning reader category, and this book builds on that success with the same careful text, brilliant photographs, and fun approach to high-interest biographies of incredible people such as Stacey Abrams, has proved to be a winning formula with kids"-- |
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| Physical Description: |
32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm |
| Audience: |
Ages 5-8 Grades K-1 |
| ISBN: |
9781426373565 1426373562 9781426373268 1426373260 |
| Author Notes: |
MELISSA H. MWAI is the author "Stacey Abrams ," a new leveled reader published by National Geographic Kids (2022). Passionate about research and learning, she has a Library Science degree and works in education. As an Afro-Latina, she advocates for diverse representation for young readers. Melissa is thrilled that her debut is about Stacey Abrams' inspirational life and voting activism. She is a registered voter living with her husband, two kids, and bunny. |