A is for Abigail: An Almanac of Amazing American Women
Written by: Lynne Cheney
Illustrated by: Robin Preiss Glasser
This book was written by Dick Cheney's Wife, Lynne Cheney
in 2003. It is an alphabet book that discusses a prominent female historical
figure with each letter. Each page is covered with pictures and little known
facts about each historical figure. The book discusses well-known women such
as, Emily Dickinson, Harriet Tubman, Sandra Day O'Connor and of course, Abigail
Adams.
Some letters are not used for people, but for movements
in American history. The letter "P" stands for performers. The page
opens up like a folder with pictures of classic famous female singers and
actresses that led the way for many women in the entertainment business today.
The letter "T" stand for trailblazers; women who changed "the
role of a women" in American history. In the back of the book there is a glossary
that covers each female figure that was discussed in the book and provides more
information.
A is
for Abigail is full of information that can be used in an
elementary or middle school lesson about women's history. I, myself, learned a
lot by reading this book. It gives young girls an idea of truly how far women
have come in American history. It can also introduce young girls to professions
that might interest them when they get older. This is my favorite book talk story
I have chosen and is definitely a book I will have in my future classroom.
I have never heard of this book before, but by your book talk blog I can see the benefits that this book brings to the class. This book is filled with historical information in a fun way so kids would enjoy it better. It seems like this book is filled with good vocabulary so I would use this book to teach vocabulary words that are in the book.
ReplyDeleteMy Godmother gave me this book when I was younger and it is somewhere on my bookshelf!
ReplyDeleteIt's a really great book and I didn't really realize until I was in this class how many different kinds of alphabet books there are out there, and how wide a range of good-ness they can be.
This is one that I really love because it teaches the alphabet and lots of history while being creative and it is a great illustrated book.
I would totally use this book for both literature and history in my classroom!
This seems like a very informative book! I have always loved American history and this book would be perfect to get children interested in history as well. Also, they fact that it is about women is also inspiring! Great Job!
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