Write a letter or create a card for someone you admire. Draw something that you would like to create or change in the world. What do you think inspired these women to become leaders?Ĭreate your own vision. Which creator in the story were you surprised to read about? Inheritance: assets that an individual passes on to his or her loved onesĭiscussion topics for during/after reading: Innovation: a new method, idea, or product Persistence: firm or continuance in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.Įssence: the intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something, especially something abstract, that determines its character. Visionary: thinking about or planning the future with imagination or wisdom Think of a woman in leadership that you admire and why? Name something that was invented by a woman (Windshield Wipers, Dishwashers, Computers, etc) There are wonderful pictures in this book.Īs you prepare to introduce the stories of each creator, allow the children to look at the picture to guess who the creator is. Some names are known, some are not, but all of the women had a lasting effect on the fields they worked in.

Readers will meet trailblazing women like Mary Blair, an American modernist painter who had a major influence on how color was used in early animated films, actor/inventor Hedy Lamarr, environmental activist Wangari Maathai, architect Zaha Hadid, filmmaker Maya Deren, and physicist Chien-Shiung Wu. Grade Level: 4th (GLCs: Click here for grade level guidelines.)įeaturing the true stories of 35 women creators, ranging from writers to inventors, artists to scientists, Little Dreamers: Visionary Women Around the World inspires as it educates. Little Dreamers: Visionary Women Around the World Volunteers needed in May! Click here to sign up.

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