Read On!

Mrs. Farquharson’s musings about books for children and young adults

Archive for March, 2018

Celebrating Women’s History Month

March6

Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations. -Mae Jemison, Astronaut   Susan Hood has written over two hundred children’s books, and her most recent is Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World (Harper). The author introduces readers to women and girls whose accomplishments are inspirational to people of all ages and […]

Hidden Figures

March2

Readers first learned about Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden through the adult book Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly and Robin Miles. More people were introduced to these remarkable women through the major motion picture that was adapted from the book. Following that, a “Young Readers’ Edition” of the original book […]



Skip to toolbar