a book with stories of successful women for 9-11year old girls

[chinadoll]

am looking for a book of true life stories of successful women that would give kids some idea of what is achievable and perhaps broaden there outlook ....lots of pictures would be a big plus as well ....

[dotjhawkes]

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[Hamish]

Marie Currie (Polish Chemist) would be a good person to look at. A bit of a work a holic by all accounts, but two Nobel Prizes, most people would be impressed if they got one!

[mimififi]

Bio of Gladys Aylward. Fantastic story of a personally successful women. Missionary who dedicated her life to the service of children in China. Wonderful book

Bio of Emaline? Pankhurst. Fought for the women's suffragette movement, 1910 ish.

Also, Louise May Alcott's Little women series. Lots in the series, including 'little men,', Jo's boys' and 'good wives'. Fictional, but all about the self improvement journey's of early American 'little Women'.

"Little House on the Prairie" series: Heroine of the books is a teenage Girl; "Anne of Green Gables" similar ilk, "The Railway Children" - Phyllis is the main heroine, and takes a massive personal journey. "Sadako on the 1000 paper cranes" True story of a Japenese girl coming to terms with her battle with Cancer. Any Patricia St John books: "Star of Light", "Rainbow Garden" "Treasures of the Snow" "The Tangle wood's secret". Stories written for girls, particulalry, female heroines, (christian themes), about personal journeys and self sacrifce.

Bio: "Florence Nightingale." Might be interesting too. My daughter has read and loved all these books. She is now 11, but has read and re-read this list (and others of course) since age 8. She has currently a reading age of about 15, but they all should be appropriate for 9-11 year old average reader. Happy reading!

[mimififi]

Sorry; when I read your question, I missed the 'true life' part. Sorry about that, many of the books on my list are ficiontal, but the bio's are obviously factual!

Sorry about that; my daughter has a reading age of 15, but i obviously have a reading age of a pilchard.

*blush*