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A is for Abigail: An Almanac of Amazing American Women
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A is for Abigail: An Almanac of Amazing American Women Hardcover - 2003

by Lynne Cheney

Mothers, daughters, schoolchildren, generations of families--everyone will take Abigail Adams's words to heart and "remember the ladies" once they read the stories of these astonishing, astounding, amazing American women.


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Lynne Cheney and Robin Preiss Glasser collaborated on America: A Patriotic Primer, which captured the imagination of American children and became a national best-seller. Now they turn their hands to A is for Abigail: An Almanac of Amazing American Women and bring the great women of American history to life. Filled to the brim with words and pictures that celebrate the remarkable (although often unmarked) achievements of American women, this is a book to relish and to read again and again.
Mothers, daughters, schoolchildren, generations of families -- everyone -- will take Abigail Adams's words to heart and "remember the ladies" once they read the stories of these astonishing, astounding, amazing American women.

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Lynne Cheney and Robin Preiss Glasser collaborated on America: A Patriotic Primer, which captured the imagination of American children and became a national best-seller. Now they turn their hands to A is for Abigail: An Almanac of Amazing American Women and bring the great women of American history to life. Filled to the brim with words and pictures that celebrate the remarkable (although often unmarked) achievements of American women, this is a book to relish and to read again and again.
Mothers, daughters, schoolchildren, generations of families -- everyone -- will take Abigail Adams's words to heart and "remember the ladies" once they read the stories of these astonishing, astounding, amazing American women.

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  • Title A is for Abigail: An Almanac of Amazing American Women
  • Author Lynne Cheney
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 48
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, New York
  • Date 2003-09-16
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780689858192 / 0689858191
  • Weight 1.28 lbs (0.58 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.9 x 10.9 x 0.42 in (27.69 x 27.69 x 1.07 cm)
  • Ages 06 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 1 - 7
  • Reading level 1030
  • Themes
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
  • Library of Congress subjects United States, Women
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003007381
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Citations

  • Booklist, 02/01/2004, Page 969
  • Christian Home & School, 05/01/2004, Page 27
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2004, Page 199
  • Kirkus Review - Children, 09/01/2003, Page 1121
  • New York Times, 11/16/2003, Page 31
  • Publishers Weekly, 09/01/2003, Page 88
  • School Library Journal, 09/01/2003, Page 196
  • USA Today, 01/07/2004, Page 1
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