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Around America to Win the Vote

Around America to Win the Vote

Two Suffragists, a Kitten, and 10,000 Miles

by Mara Rockliff and Hadley Hooper
Hardback
Age range: + years old Publication Date: 01/09/2016

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The author of Mesmerized delivers another fascinating glimpse into history, this time the story of two brave suffragists on a trek across America to spread the word: Votes for Women

In April 1916, Nell Richardson and Alice Burke set out from New York City in a little yellow car, embarking on a bumpy, muddy, unmapped journey ten thousand miles long. They took with them a teeny typewriter, a tiny sewing machine, a wee black kitten, and a message for Americans all across the country: Votes for Women The women's suffrage movement was in full swing, and Nell and Alice would not let anything keep them from spreading the word about equal voting rights for women. Braving blizzards, deserts, and naysayers--not to mention a whole lot of tires stuck in the mud--the two courageous friends made their way through the cities and towns of America to further their cause. One hundred years after Nell and Alice set off on their trip, Mara Rockliff revives their spirit in a lively and whimsical picture book, with exuberant illustrations by Hadley Hooper bringing their inspiring historical trek to life.

ISBN:
9780763678937
9780763678937
Category:
General fiction (Children's / Teenage)
Age range:
+ years old
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
01-09-2016
Language:
English
Publisher:
Candlewick Press
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
295.4x260.35x9.65mm
Weight:
0.6kg
Mara Rockliff

Mara Rockliff is the author of many books for children, including the Orbis Pictus Honor Book Mesmerized and Anything But Ordinary Addie, both illustrated by Iacapo Bruno; Around America to Win the Vote, illustrated by Hadley Hooper; Doctor Esperanto and the Language of Hope, illustrated by Zosia Dzierzawska; Jefferson Measures a Moose, illustrated by S. D. Schindler; Chik Chak Shabbat, illustrated by Kyrsten Brooker; and Me and Momma and Big John, illustrated by William Low, a Charlotte Zolotow Honor Book and Golden Kite Award winner. She lives in Pennsylvania, USA, with her family.

Hadley Hooper

Hadley Hooper is an illustrator and painter. Her 2014 book, The Iridescence of Birds: A Book About Henri Matisse by Patricia MacLachlan, was named a Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book. She lives in Denver with her partner, Hugh, and dog, Maddie.

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