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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...

During the last 100 years, Susan B. Anthony has been one of the most venerated women in American history, but in the 80 years before that, she was one of the most hated women in American history. Today, of course, every American is taught about their nation’s most famous suffragist, who tirelessly advocated and lobbied for women to be granted the right to vote. History for Kids: An Illustrated Biography of Susan B. Anthony for Children chronicles the life of America’s greatest human rights champion, examining her writings and her work across the political spectrum.

Eleanor is one of her country’s most famous and admired first ladies, an ironic fact considering she was worried being the wife of a successful politician would force her to take on what she considered to be irrelevant ceremonial roles. History for Kids: An Illustrated Biography of Eleanor Roosevelt for Children chronicles the amazing life and career of one of the nation’s most important First Ladies, but it also humanizes her to paint the fuller picture.

"[Narrator Ilyana Kadushin] presents a perfectly paced narration and crafts just the right tones for the emotions this serious and inspiring memoir requires." — Booklist A Junior Library Guild selection Claiming My Place is the true story of a young Jewish woman who survived the Holocaust by...

Susan B. Anthony may be an international icon but her campaign for women’s rights had personal roots. Working as a school teacher in New York, Anthony refused to settle for less pay than her male colleagues which ignited her lifelong devotion to women’s equality. Anthony toured the United...

New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestseller! Girls can rule the world—all they need is confidence. This empowering, entertaining guide from the bestselling authors of The Confidence Code gives girls the essential yet elusive code to becoming bold, brave, and fearless. It’s...

A New York Times bestseller and National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson, the acclaimed author of Another Brooklyn, tells the moving story of her childhood in mesmerizing verse. Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares...

Born the eighth of seventeen children in Philadelphia, Betsy Ross lived in a time when the American colonies were yearning for independence from British rule. Ross worked as a seamstress and was eager to contribute to the cause, making tents and repairing uniforms when the colonies declared war...

Abigail Adams was a strong woman far ahead of her time. She urged her husband, President John Adams, to "remember the ladies" and despite having no formal education herself, she later advocated for equal education in public schools for both boys and girls. She was also the first First...

Abby Wambach has always pushed the limits of what is possible. Named by Time magazine as one of the most influential people of 2015, the iconic soccer player captured the nation s heart when she led her team to its recent World Cup Championship. Admired for her fearlessness and passion, Abby is...

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.

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.

La publicación del primer volumen de esta serie sacudió al mundo y le mostró a las Niñas Rebeldes de todo el planeta que no hay fronteras ni límites para que cumplan sus sueños y sean lo que quieran ser. Y, para que siga la rebeldía, hemos preparado para ellas esta edición con la historia de cien mexicanas extraordinarias.

"¡Cambia las reglas! La idea de que hay cosas "para niñas" o "para niños" es del pasado; aquí, ¡nos divertimos todas y todos! En esta guía ilustrada conocerás a mujeres increíbles a quienes el deporte les cambió la vida y que, a su vez, cambiaron el mundo. Como Bobbi Gibb, ¿sabías que se disfrazó de hombre para colarse en la maratón de Boston en los sesenta? O Laura Serrano, la fabulosa madre del boxeo en México, que ha roto barreras dentro y fuera del ring. También te hablaré sobre cómo hacer del ejercicio una actividad cero aburrida."

La nueva entrega del bestseller internacional que ha logrado inspirar a las niñas de todos los rincones del mundo a soñar en grande, aspirar a más y a luchas con fuerza. Cuentos de buenas noches para niñas rebeldes 2 es una colección totalmente inédita de cuentos que celebran a más mujeres extraordinarias, desde Nefertiti hasta Beyoncé y de Rosalind Franklin a J. K. Rowling.

Entdecker, Erfinder und Visionäre zum Hören greifbar - die spannende und unterhaltsame Wissensreihe Abenteuer & Wissen. Im Jahr 1699 segelt Maria Sibylla Merian allein mit ihrer Tochter ins ferne Surinam. Dort beobachtet, sammelt und zeichnet sie die atemberaubende Welt der Insekten. Doch der Dschungel birgt auch große Gefahren: unerträgliche Hitze und gefährliche Krankheiten.

"Wozu brauche ich Füße, wenn ich Flügel habe? " fragt sich die Frau mit den wohl berühmtesten Augenbrauen der Welt. Frida Kahlo steht wie kaum eine andere Malerin des 20. Jahrhunderts für Emanzipation, Freiheit und weibliche Kreativität. Aus ihrem lebenslangen Kampf gegen körperliche Leiden gelingt es ihr, eine atemberaubende Kraft zu schöpfen und einen künstlerischen Stil zu entwickeln, der sie unsterblich macht. Als Expertin: die mexikanische Sängerin und Tänzerin Kim Morales. Sie hat sich als Kind gerne vorgestellt, wie es wohl wäre, als Frida Kahlo zu leben.

Alexandra David-Néel, eine der größten und eigenwilligsten Abenteurerinnen des 20. Jahrhunderts, entdeckt früh ihre Leidenschaft für außergewöhnliche Reisen und Expeditionen. Mit 17 Jahren reißt sie das erste Mal von zu Hause aus, um den St. Gotthard Pass zu Fuß zu überqueren. Als erste Frau studiert sie an der Sorbonne am Institut für orientalische Sprachen. Sie gilt als die erste Ausländerin die nach Tibet kommt und dort den Buddhismus erforscht und praktiziert.

Quando ci troviamo a passare dai sogni a occhi aperti dell'infanzia al dover fare delle scelte che influenzeranno il nostro futuro, spesso siamo di fronte a una storia già scritta. Quella per cui se vuoi avere successo, devi essere così e non cosà. Per cui se sei una ragazza, ti sembrerà meno "normale" percorrere determinate strade. E se le vorrai percorrere, ti sentirai quasi in dovere di perdere alcuni lati del tuo carattere che però ti piacevano davvero. Per trovare la strada diventa allora fondamentale avere una mappa per orientarti in un percorso a ostacoli.

"Little People, Big Dreams" erzählt von den Lebensgeschichten beeindruckender Persönlichkeiten: Ob Künstler*in, Aktivist*in, Wissenschaftler*in oder Flugpionier*in, sie alle haben Großes vollbracht. Dabei begann alles, als sie noch klein waren - mit Mut und großen Träumen.