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Girls Who Rocked The World: Heroines From Anne Frank To Natalie Portman (2012)

by Amelie Welden(Favorite Author)

3.84 of 5 Votes: 1

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Beyond Words/Alladin

review 1: Have you ever heard of the Trung sisters or Sacagawea? These are just a couple of the women who changed the world. For my genre du Jour, I read the non-fiction book Girls Who Rocked the World by Michelle Roehm McCann and Amelie Welden. This is a historical non-fiction book. Non-fiction means real events that actually took place in the world. This book has a lot of short chapters that explain how different female heroes made an impact on the world. I like how the book had an index so that I could figure out who I wanted to learn about without having to read the book cover to cover. I think the book had a lot of fun and informational facts. At the beginning of each chapter, there was a quote from the hero of that chapter. I wish they would have made the chapters longer so... more I could have learned more. My favorite chapter was about the Trung sisters and how they were the only two women to fight for China in a war against Vietnam. Everyone said it was unladylike, but they still did it. They did not care what people thought. They wanted to do what was right. Every woman described in the book did what they thought was right. They did not worry about what other people thought. I would recommend this book to teenage girls who want to make an impact on the world. The people who you will read about are people who wanted to make an impact when they were your age and they did make an impact when they grew up. When you are older, do you want to make an impact on our world?
review 2: I loved the mixture of narrative writing style, short biographies, and information about current girls who are rocking the world. It was nice to see women represented from all around the world, throughout time, and in many different fields (science, sports, literature, music, etc). The focus on women who began their paths before age 20 was a great hook, and hopefully will help convince the kids reading the book that it is never too soon to make a difference. This is a great introduction to the lives of many women - which may spark students to try to find out more about them. The bibliography at the end is a resource I'll use to find more books about some of my favorite women. less

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