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40 pp.
| Scholastic
| January, 2012
|
TradeISBN 978-0-545-34278-0$17.99
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Hadley Hooper.
Corey highlights how Juliette Gordon Low’s go-getter attitude led to her founding of the Girl Scouts one hundred years ago. Appropriately retro illustrations, saturated with the greens and blues of the outdoors, help establish time and place. This picture book biography crams a lot of information into its forty pages and succeeds in presenting "Daisy" as an unusually spunky and special woman.
210 pp.
| Clarion
| November, 2011
|
TradeISBN 978-0-547-24394-8$17.99
(2)
4-6
In 1912, Low founded the Girl Scouts--a pioneering organization designed to help empower girls of all races and ethnicities. Information is provided about the organization (e.g., origins of cookie-selling) and its continued success after Low's death in 1927. Wadsworth captures Low's stubborn but charismatic spirit by blending facts and humorous sketches in this winning biography. Numerous archival photos supplement the text. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Cynthia K. Ritter
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2011
2 reviews
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