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lakeblackett's review
2.0
Shame J.K Rowling is in there. Remove her and an instant extra star or two.
mzrachelsuperlibarian's review
3.0
I don't agree with some of these descriptions. They are either factually inaccurate or in some cases misleading. Why is Megan Rapinoe described as controversial but not J.K. Rowling or any of the civil rights activists?
caseythecanadianlesbrarian's review
1.0
This book is trying...but it doesn't succeed. So it's supposed to be a counting book for kids at that age/developmental stage, but there are TONS of references in here that are way too complicated for young kids. For example: "honorary doctorates," "sensory-processing disorders," "congressional district," etc.
Honestly I think the majority of this book is incomprehensible to the target age group, as well as just not interesting. I know these are fascinating women who could have been introduced with many options of fascinating facts that little kids would be interested in! Instead we get boring facts (like the full names of the physics awards someone has won) so that there can be a tenuous connection to a number for the counting purposes. This makes for a very dull book! How can you make Dolly Parton boring??
Alas as I've come to expect (sadly) with books like this that feature lists of famous women, LGBTQ+ people, etc: they are overwhelmingly white (14 our of 19, as number 1 is "you"--since this book is apparently only for girls, as boys or nonbinary kids shouldn't read about cool women??). They're also mostly American, with multiple references to American politics without explicitly saying they're talking about the US (the supreme court, for example, is also a thing in other countries but it doesn't specify and say American supreme court).
I don't see what exactly is "controversial" about Megan Rapinoe, and I'm disappointed it doesn't mention she's a lesbian as being an out queer athlete role model is a big part of why she's famous and noteworthy. I hope controversial isn't a euphemism for gay??
Also J.K. Rowling is included here, boo for including transmisogynists in a feminist book!
Honestly I think the majority of this book is incomprehensible to the target age group, as well as just not interesting. I know these are fascinating women who could have been introduced with many options of fascinating facts that little kids would be interested in! Instead we get boring facts (like the full names of the physics awards someone has won) so that there can be a tenuous connection to a number for the counting purposes. This makes for a very dull book! How can you make Dolly Parton boring??
Alas as I've come to expect (sadly) with books like this that feature lists of famous women, LGBTQ+ people, etc: they are overwhelmingly white (14 our of 19, as number 1 is "you"--since this book is apparently only for girls, as boys or nonbinary kids shouldn't read about cool women??). They're also mostly American, with multiple references to American politics without explicitly saying they're talking about the US (the supreme court, for example, is also a thing in other countries but it doesn't specify and say American supreme court).
I don't see what exactly is "controversial" about Megan Rapinoe, and I'm disappointed it doesn't mention she's a lesbian as being an out queer athlete role model is a big part of why she's famous and noteworthy. I hope controversial isn't a euphemism for gay??
Also J.K. Rowling is included here, boo for including transmisogynists in a feminist book!
rainbowbookworm's review
2.0
The publisher should have removed J. K. Rowling from the book. It is a shame because all the other women are trailblazers and I would love to have this book in my classroom library.
authorlibrarianrachel's review
3.0
I don't agree with some of these descriptions. They are either factually inaccurate or in some cases misleading. Why is Megan Rapinoe described as controversial but not J.K. Rowling or any of the civil rights activists?
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