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“And with paper and scraps, she built tiny towns.“

Reading this to my 5th grade classroom, especially being in Maya Lin's home town, they were so fascinated and made many connections. Reading biographies of people from where your close to is so special for students.

This is an amazing book about the story of Maya Lin and how she worked hard to accomplish her dreams. Incredible story of how she came to designing the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Children will love hearing this bold story.

“They all had the courage to take a stand, to change the rules, to take command.“ This shows the importance of the history women made.

I would use this in my classroom to discuss history and empowering woman.

Poetry - Published in 2018. This is a poem book about 14 women who changed history. The book captures the stories of each women and their unique stories. It is a good book to talk about history, poems, and making a difference when you are young.

“Maya was young, but she was brave. She didn‘t back down.”