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Inspire and empower girls to dream big with stories of real-life extraordinary women from all around the world. Each book features 25 stories of women and girls who have dazzled the world with their leadership skills, athleticism, love for the environment, and success in business. Make the world a better, more inclusive place.

Rebels with a Cause

This captivating series will introduce readers to a group of rebels whose contributions to the politics, civil and human rights, arts, music and athletics came with a social message that helped shape society and change the world. Engrossing narrative text examines each rebel in depth, including his or her education, life experiences, personality, and developing social conscience; formative events that inspired a sense of justice, outrage or mission; and how he or she used the stage afforded by p

Say Their Names

Aliya, a seven-year-old Black girl, sees on TV news the public reaction to recent and tragic events. Determined to make sure the lives of those lost matter, she leads her own protest march that extends beyond her living rooom and into her neighbourhood to "say their names" and loudly proclaim "good people come in all colours."

Small Shoes, Great Strides: How Three Brave Girls Opened Doors to School Equality

Leona Tate, Gail Etienne, and Tessie Prevost didn't set out to make history. But when these three Black first graders stepped into the all-white McDonogh No. 19 Public School in New Orleans on November 14, 1960, that's exactly what they did. They integrated their school just ten minutes before Ruby Bridges walked into her school, also in New Orleans. Like Ruby, the trio faced crowds of protestors fighting against public school desegregation efforts and relied on US Marshals to keep them safe. Th

Song for the Cosmos, A

Blues guitarist Blind Willie Johnson led a hardscrabble life, but in 1977, NASA's Voyager spacecrafts were launched, carrying a golden record to introduce planet Earth to the cosmos, and one of his songs became the defining anthem.

Spotlight On the Civil Rights Movement

In the 1950s and '60s, the civil rights movement brought sweeping reforms to nearly all facets of American life. The rights and protections enshrined by legislators and the cultural impact of the movement's protests and heroes are integral parts of American history that resonate strongly today. Each book presents a key figure or event of the civil rights movement in accessible language sure to engage readers at any level. Packed with historical photographs, these visual treasures record the twen

Stars of the Negro Leagues

In the decades before major league baseball was integrated in 1947, many of the sport's best players could be found in the Negro Leagues. This series tells the stories of some of the most talented athletes who made a name for themselves there. Readers will learn about the athletic, societal, and personal challenges that these players faced. Also covered are the records they broke and thrilling moments they had on the field.

Stompin' at the Savoy: How Chick Webb Became the King of Drums

Though a disability stunted his growth and left him with a hunched back, William Henry "Chick" Webb did not let that get in the way of his musical pursuits. Even as a young child, Chick saw the world as one big drum, pounding out rhythms on everything from stair railings to pots and pans. His love of percussion brought him to the big time as an influential big band leader. This picture-book biography details the life of black American jazz drummer Chick Webb, who in the 1930s led one of the big

Strange Fruit: Billie Holiday and the Power of a Protest Song

This distinctive, memorable picture book for older readers tells the story of how the racism protest song"Strange Fruit" came into being in 1939. This is also the inspiring story of two outsiders- Billie Holiday, a young black woman raised in poverty, and Abel Meeropol, the son of Jewish immigrants- whose combined talents created a truly unforgettable song.

The Black Lives Matter Movement

Black Lives Matter was born in July 2013 after a jury exonerated the killer of an unarmed black youth named Trayvon Martin. Since that time it has become known as a formidable, often controversial, civil rights movement that seeks equality and fair treatment of black citizens by law enforcement and by society as a whole.