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Penny Colman
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Scholastic
Publication date
February 1, 2003
Pages
192
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Juvenile Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780590371308
ISBN-10
0590371304
Dimensions
0.50 by 8 by 10 in.
Weight
1.16 lbs.
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Out of Print
Original list price
$12.95
Other format details
juvenile
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§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Traces the history of growing up female in America as told by the girls themselves in journals, household manuals, letters, slave narratives, and other primary sources. By the author of Rosie the Riveter. Reprint.
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A unique and dramatice look at growing up female in America from pre-Colonial days to the present. Eyewitness accounts highlight girls' spirit, will, courage, and contributions.
From the perspective of girls themselves, this book traces the always spirited and yet sometimes disheartening history of growing up female. Young girls from all regions of the country, from all walks of life, of different races, ethnicities, religions, and classes are given a collective voice in this true story of everyday triumphs and trials. Drawing on diaries, letters, memoirs, household manuals, advice books, and photographs, Penny Colman adds the all-important human ingredient to a history with which all young people can identify - that of growing up in America.
From the perspective of girls themselves, this book traces the always spirited and yet sometimes disheartening history of growing up female. Young girls from all regions of the country, from all walks of life, of different races, ethnicities, religions, and classes are given a collective voice in this true story of everyday triumphs and trials. Drawing on diaries, letters, memoirs, household manuals, advice books, and photographs, Penny Colman adds the all-important human ingredient to a history with which all young people can identify - that of growing up in America.
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Reprint edition from Scholastic (February 1, 2003)
9780590371308 | details & prices | 192 pages | 8.00 × 10.00 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 1.16 lbs | List price $12.95
About: Traces the history of growing up female in America as told by the girls themselves in journals, household manuals, letters, slave narratives, and other primary sources.
About: Traces the history of growing up female in America as told by the girls themselves in journals, household manuals, letters, slave narratives, and other primary sources.
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