Titres dans Femmes

Throughout her lifetime Harriet Tubman was known by many names -- as General Tubman she was a Union spy, as Moses she led hundreds to freedom on the Underground Railroad and as Minty she was a spirited slave. The reverse-chronological approach to the details of her life unfolds through memorable verse and lavish illustrations in this unique, evocative biography of an American icon.

Les femmes ont fait avancer la science, voici leur bio drôle ! Depuis que son frère a déclaré que les femmes étaient nulles en sciences, Louise est prête à tout pour lui prouver qu'il a tort. Et pour ça, quoi de mieux qu'une émission sur Internet qui mette en lumière le parcours et les travaux des grandes femmes scientifiques ? De la chimie à l'astronautique, c'est parti pour un tour d'horizon drôle et documenté de ces grandes figures, sans prise de tête ! Entre anecdotes, explications scientifiques et interview d'une vraie chercheuse, Louise te présente avec humour 25 femmes qui ont marqué l'histoire des sciences.

Le destin d'une grande dame de la science, première lauréate du prix Nobel et à ce jour la seule femme à en avoir reçu deux. Scientifique d'exception, son travail sur la radioactivité a sauvé des millions de vies humaines.

“This rich volume is a national treasure.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Captivating, informative, and inspiring…Easy to follow and hard to put down.” —School Library Journal (starred review) The inspiring autobiography of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, who helped launch...

Lanceuse d'alerte ou marathonienne, star hollywoodienne ou capitaine de police, les Culottées n'ont jamais rien lâché pour faire voler en éclats les préjugés. Marina Rollman et 12 comédien·ne·s nous emportent dans la vie de ces femmes à la détermination incroyable.

Everyone loves Harry Potter. Now kids can learn about Harry's creator! In 1995, on a four-hour-delayed train from Manchester to London, J. K. Rowling conceived of the idea of a boy wizard named Harry Potter. Upon arriving in London, she began immediately writing the first book in the saga...

This Highlights Listen & Learn! Audio Study, intended for those in grade three, introduces listeners to Elizabeth Jane Cochran, better known as Nellie Bly. She was an uneducated woman who landed a job as a journalist in a time when women were thought to belong at home and not in the workforce. The comprehension skills featured in this audio study include understanding informational texts, problems and solutions, and vocabulary-building.

The beloved New York Times bestsellers and Kickstarter crowdfunding sensations are available on audio for the first time, read by a star-studded fierce female cast including Alicia Keys, Ashley Judd, Danai Gurira, Esperanza Spalding, Janeane Garofalo, Mozhan Marnò, Phillipa Soo, Rowan Blanchard...

Alle bambine ribelli di tutto il mondo: sognate più in grande, puntate più in alto, lottate con più energia. E, nel dubbio, ricordate: avete ragione voi. C'era una volta una bambina che amava le macchine e amava volare; c'era una volta una bambina che scoprì la metamorfosi delle farfalle... Da Serena Williams a Malala Yousafzai, da Rita Levi Montalcini a Frida Kahlo, da Margherita Hack a Michelle Obama, sono 100 le donne raccontate in queste pagine.

C'erano una volta cento ragazze che hanno cambiato il mondo. Ora ce ne sono molte, molte di più! "Storie della buonanotte per bambine ribelli" è diventato un movimento globale e un simbolo di libertà. Le autrici Francesca Cavallo ed Elena Favilli tornano con cento nuove storie per ispirare le bambine - e i bambini - a sognare senza confini.

Lanceuse d'alerte ou marathonienne, star hollywoodienne ou capitaine de police, les Culottées n'ont jamais rien lâché pour faire voler en éclats les préjugés. Marina Rollman et neuf comédien·ne·s nous emportent dans la vie de ces femmes à la détermination incroyable.

Read all about about the first Black woman to be elected to Congress in this empowering addition to the Who Was? series. Shirley Chisholm showed interest in politics early on, majoring in sociology at Brooklyn College in New York City. During this time she was awarded for her debate skills...

When scientist and explorer Maria Reiche visited Peru’s Nazca Lines in 1941, she was immediately captivated by the larger-than-life animal carvings. But what were they, and why were they there? This STEAM nonfiction picture book for young listeners reveals the story behind one of the greatest indigenous artworks in the Americas, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Good Night Stories For Rebel Girls 2 is the sequel to the sensational New York Times best seller and the most crowdfunded book of all time. The authors, Francesca Cavallo and Elena Favilli, will take you and your kids on an empowering journey through 100 new bedtime stories, featuring the adventures of extraordinary women from Nefertiti to Beyoncé. The unique narrative style of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls transforms each biography into a fairy tale, filling listeners with wonder and with a burning curiosity to know more about each hero.

Inspired by the recent wave of activism led by young people fighting for racial justice, civil rights icon Ruby Bridges--who, at the age of six, was the first black child to integrate an all-white elementary school in New Orleans--shares her story and offers a powerful call to action with this...

Lanceuse d'alerte ou marathonienne, star hollywoodienne ou capitaine de police, les Culottées n'ont jamais rien lâché pour faire voler en éclats les préjugés. Marina Rollman et neuf comédien·ne·s nous emportent dans la vie de ces femmes à la détermination incroyable.

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Immigrant Women Who Changed the World is the third book in the New York Times best-selling series for children. Packed with 100 all-new bedtime stories about the lives of incredible female figures from the past and the present, this volume recognises women who left their birth countries for a multitude of reasons: some for new opportunities, some out of necessity. Listeners will whip up a plate with Asma Khan, strategize global affairs alongside Madeleine Albright, venture into business with Rihanna and many more.

In the new Mini Movers and Shakers children’s book series comes a cast of characters who have failed yet succeeded despite overwhelming obstacles. Find out what happens in this kid’s book about keeping your hope. Sometimes, we are faced with challenges that seem insurmountable. But with grit and hard work, one can achieve great things! Mini Movers and Shakers was developed to inspire children to dream big and work hard. Fun, relatable characters in graphic style books easy enough for young listeners, yet interesting for adults.

Over half of all the visual artists working today are women, but the paintings and sculptures shown in many galleries and museums tell a different story because they're usually the work of men. In this audiobook, Kate Pankhurst, descendent of Emmeline Pankhurst, tells the fascinating stories of some of history's most talented female artists.

In 1811, while exploring the cliffs near Lyme Regis, England, 12-year-old Mary Anning made the find of a lifetime. There in the rocks was the skeleton of a strange creature. Mary's find was later named Ichthyosaurus, a reptile that lived more than 250 million years ago. Anning went on to have a long career finding and identifying dinosaur fossils. However, her work often went unrecognized by male scientists of the time, and she received little credit until long after her death. Learn about Mary Anning's perseverance and her important discoveries in paleontology.