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Author:

Mwai, Melissa H., author.

Title:

Stacey Abrams / by Melissa H. Mwai.

Publisher:

National Geographic Kids,

Copyright Date:

2022

Description:

32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Subject:

Abrams, Stacey--Juvenile fiction.
African American women politicians--Georgia--Juvenile fiction.--Juvenile fiction.
Politicians--Georgia--Juvenile fiction.--Juvenile fiction.
Legislators--Georgia--Juvenile fiction.--Juvenile fiction.
Suffrage--United States--History--21st century--Juvenile fiction.
African American legislators--Georgia--Juvenile fiction.--Juvenile fiction.
Biographies.
Readers (Publications)

Contents:

Meet Stacey Abrams -- Unfair treatment -- Abrams's cool firsts -- Finding her voice -- Speaking for Atlanta -- The race for Governor -- 6 cool facts about Stacey Abrams -- Helping voices count -- Lift every voice -- Quiz whiz -- Glossary.

Summary:

"Follow the life of Stacey Abrams, from her childhood spent growing up in Gulfport, Mississippi, to her work with civic engagement and mass voter registrations in Georgia, to her groundbreaking work as the first woman to lead in the Georgia General Assembly and first African American to lead in the House of Representatives. Find out about Stacey Abram's life, achievements, and the challenges she faced along the way. The Level 2 text provides accessible, yet wide-ranging information for independent readers. National Geographic Readers have been a hit in the competitive beginning reader category, and this book builds on that success with the same careful text, brilliant photographs, and fun approach to high-interest biographies of incredible people such as Stacey Abrams, has proved to be a winning formula with kids"-- Provided by publisher.

Series:

National Geographic readers. Level 2, Reading independently

ISBN:

1426373562
9781426373565
1426373260
9781426373268

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1250204961

LCCN:

2021035958

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

DBPE173 -- Clear Lake Public Library (Clear Lake)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

YCPD572 -- Hiawatha Public Library (Hiawatha)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)