Stacey Abrams

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Title:

Stacey Abrams

Author:

Mwai, Melissa H., author.

ISBN:

9781426373268

9781426373565

Physical Description:

32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.

Series:

National Geographic kids readers. Level 2.

National Geographic kids.

Contents:

Meet Stacey Abrams -- Unfair treatment -- Abrams's cool firsts -- Finding her voice -- Speaking for Atlanta -- The race for Governor -- 6 cool facts about Stacey Abrams -- Helping voices count -- Lift every voice -- Quiz whiz -- Glossary.

Reading Level:

Ages 5-8 National Geographic Kids.

Grades K-1 National Geographic Kids.

Personal Subject:

Abrams, Stacey.

Subject Term:

African American women -- Biography.

African American politicians -- Biography.

Politicians -- Georgia -- Biography.

Legislators -- Georgia -- Biography.

African American legislators -- Biography.

Genre:

Illustrated works

Biographies.

Local Subject:

Early readers.

Summary:

"Follow the life of Stacey Abrams, from her childhood spent growing up in Gulfport, Mississippi, to her work with civic engagement and mass voter registrations in Georgia, to her groundbreaking work as the first woman to lead in the Georgia General Assembly and first African American to lead in the House of Representatives. Find out about Stacey Abram's life, achievements, and the challenges she faced along the way. The Level 2 text provides accessible, yet wide-ranging information for independent readers. National Geographic Readers have been a hit in the competitive beginning reader category, and this book builds on that success with the same careful text, brilliant photographs, and fun approach to high-interest biographies of incredible people such as Stacey Abrams, has proved to be a winning formula with kids." --

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Learn about the voting rights advocate and politician Stacey Abrams and her groundbreaking achievements in this appealing Level 2 reader. Young readers will find out about Abram's childhood and her early career as a city attorney and as minority leader of the Georgia House of Representatives. The reader also explores her run in Georgia as the first Black woman to be nominated by a major party for governor, and how losing
that race inspired her to devote her life to making elections and the voting process more equitable for everyone.

The level 2 text provides accessible, yet wide-ranging information for independent readers. Explore Abrams's life, achievements, and the challenges she faced along the way to leading the fight against voter suppression and becoming a champion for change.

Key features include-
Expert-vetted text appropriate for ages 5 to 8
Engaging and brilliant historical images sourced by National Geographic
Fun approach to high-interest biographies

About the series- This high-interest, educationally-vetted readers series features magnificent National Geographic images accompanied by text written by experienced, skilled children's book authors. Each reader includes a glossary and interactive features in which kids get to use what they've learned in the book. Level 1 readers reinforce the content of the book with a kinesthetic learning activity. Level 2 readers feature slightly higher-level text and additional vocabulary words. Level 3 readers have more layers of information to challenge more proficient readers. For emerging readers, the Pre-reader level introduces vocabulary and concepts, and the Co-reader level provides a collaborative reading experience.

Author Notes

MELISSA H. MWAI is the author "Stacey Abrams ," a new leveled reader published by National Geographic Kids (2022). Passionate about research and learning, she has a Library Science degree and works in education. As an Afro-Latina, she advocates for diverse representation for young readers. Melissa is thrilled that her debut is about Stacey Abrams' inspirational life and voting activism. She is a registered voter living with her husband, two kids, and bunny.

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Horn Book Review

This book introduces newly independent readers to Abrams and her many accomplishments, with attention to the many "firsts" she's achieved as a Black woman. Mwai uses short, direct sentences to give a cursory overview of complicated topics, including civil rights and election fairness, with both personal and historical perspectives to add context. Vocabulary words are defined in text boxes and again at book's end. Fact lists, a timeline, and a quiz are included. Each page features captioned photographs that support and help break up the text. (c) Copyright 2023. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Meet Stacey Abrams	p. 4
Unfair Treatment	p. 6
Abrams's Cool Firsts	p. 10
Finding Her Voice	p. 12
Speaking for Atlanta	p. 14
The Race for Governor	p. 18
6 Cool Facts About Abrams	p. 22
Helping Voices Count	p. 24
Lift Every Voice	p. 28
Quiz Whiz	p. 30
Glossary	p. 32

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