Dazzling Women Designers
Biographies of ten international women who have shaped the world, from architecture to fashion, in this entry in the Women's Hall of Fame Series.
Fearless Female Journalists
Biographies of ten international female journalists who changed the world by reporting on it. Part of the Women's Hall of Fame Series.
Lacey and the African Grandmothers
A young First Nations girl from the Prairie touches lives in Africa after she decides to reach out and help grandmothers who are raising their grandchildren orphaned by AIDS.
Guardian Angel House
Guardian Angel House was a convent operated by the Sisters of Charity in Budapest that sheltered Jewish children during WWII; among them were author Kathy Clark’s mother and aunt.
One Peace
World peace is attainable through positive action. Examples are taken from the lives of child crusaders for peace.
The Diary of Laura's Twin
For Laura's Bat Mitzvah, her rabbi gives her the journal of Sara Gittler, a Holocaust prisoner who never got to celebrate her coming of age. Laura researches Sara's life and shares her Bat Mitzvah with her "twin" at the ceremony.
Fantastic Female Filmmakers
Their names may not be the most famous in Hollywood, but the ten women profiled here are among the most creative and respected directors in the world of film.
Exceptional Women Environmentalists
Inspiring biographies of ten women whose passionate work makes our planet a better place to live.
Incredible Women Inventors
This book in the acclaimed Women’s Hall of Fame Series profiles 10 incredible women with an itch to invent. Written in an accessible, engaging, and informative style, young readers will have much to motivate them after reading these biographies, both in science and in life in general.
Hiding Edith
Intensively researched and sensitively written, this book, illustrated with photographs and maps, both comforts and challenges a young reader's spirit, skillfully addressing both the horrors and hope that children experienced during the Holocaust.
Hana's Suitcase on Stage
Combines the story and images of the original book with the complete script.
The Underground Reporters
In a quiet village in Czechoslovakia, laws restricted the freedom of Jewish people during WWII. A small plot of land by the river was allocated to the village’s Jewish youth, and it was here that some brave young people decided to create a newspaper.
Bobbie Rosenfeld
A star before she even went on to be one of the first women to compete in the 1928 Olympics, Bobbie Rosenfeld may be Canada’s greatest female athlete of the twentieth century. But her popularity was due to more than athletic brilliance; she was admired for her honesty and sense of fair play.
