Brave girl : Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909 / written by Michelle Markel ; illustrated by Melissa Sweet.
An illustrated account of immigrant Clara Lemlich's pivotal role in the influential 1909 women laborer's strike describes how she worked grueling hours to acquire an education and support her family before organizing a massive walkout to protest the unfair working conditions in New York's garment district.
Item details
- ISBN: 9780061804427
- ISBN: 0061804428
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2013]
- Copyright: ©2013
Contents / Notes
General Note: | "The artist used watercolor, gouache, and mixed media to create the illustrations for this book."--Title page verso. Typography and jacket design by Rachel Zegar. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Target Audience Note: | Elementary Grade. 760 Lexile |
Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader 5.0 Reading Counts! 3.6 |
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Genre: | Dust jackets (Bindings) > 2013. Biography. Juvenile works. |
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Flint River Regional Library System: Barnesville-Lamar County Library |
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31022008985878 | JUV | Checked out |