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Borrowed NamesAs a child, Laura Ingalls Wilder traveled across the prairie in a covered wagon. Her daughter, Rose, thought those stories might make a good book, and the two created the beloved Little House series. Sara Breedlove, the daughter of former slaves, wanted everything to be different for her own daughter, A'Lelia. Together they built a million dollar beauty empire for women of color. Marie Curie became the first person in history to win two Nobel prizes
As a child, Laura Ingalls Wilder traveled across the prairie in a covered wagon. Her daughter, Rose, thought those stories might make a good book, and the two created the beloved Little House series.
Sara Breedlove, the daughter of former slaves, wanted everything to be different for her own daughter, A'Lelia. Together they built a million-dollar beauty empire for women of color. Marie Curie became the first person in history to win two Nobel prizes in science. Inspired by her mother, Ir ne too became a scientist and Nobel prize winner.
Borrowed Names is the story of these extraordinary mothers and daughters.
Borrowed Names is a 2011 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Published: 03/16/2010
ISBN: 9780805089349
Pages: 209
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.56h x 6.22w x 0.90d
Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Cybils - Finalist
Review Citations: School Library Journal 02/01/2010 pg. 127
Booklist 02/01/2010 pg. 44
Kirkus Review - Children 02/15/2010
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2010 pg. 99
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2010 - Book Of Special Distinction
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2010 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2011 pg. 11
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2010 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 136722 / Borrowed Names: Poems about Laura Ingalls Wilder, Madam C.J. Walker, Marie Curie, and Their Daughter
Reading Level: 5.5 / Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus / Point Value: 3
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