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Get to know celebrated Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg--in the first picture book about her life--as she proves that disagreeing does not make you disagreeable!
Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has spent a lifetime disagreeing: disagreeing with inequality, arguing against unfair treatment, and standing up for what's right for people everywhere. This biographical picture book about the Notorious RBG, tells the justice's story through the lens of her many famous dissents, or disagreements.
Author Notes
Debbie Levy is the award-winning author of many books of nonfiction and fiction, including the New York Times bestseller I Dissent , This Promise of Change , The Year of Goodbyes , and the young adult novel Imperfect Spiral . She lives in Maryland with her husband. They have two grown sons.
Elizabeth Baddeley is the illustrator of the critically acclaimed and New York Times bestselling I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsberg Makes Her Mark , written by Debbie Levy. She also illustrated A Woman in the House (and Senate): How Women Came to the United States Congress, Broke Down Barriers, and Changed the Country ; The Good Fight: The Feuds of the Founding Fathers (and How They Shaped the Nation) ; and An Inconvenient Alphabet . Elizabeth graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York City with a degree in illustration and currently lives in Kansas City, Missouri. Learn more at EBaddeley.com.
Reviews (3)
Publisher's Weekly Review
Ruth Bader Ginsburg had ample experience dissenting and objecting long before she reached the U.S. Supreme Court, according to Levy's (Dozer's Run) spirited picture book biography of the second woman to sit on the high court. Bucking all trends, Ginsburg pursued a different path than most women in the mid-20th century when "Boys were expected to grow up... and do big things. Girls? Girls were expected to find husbands." Baddeley's (A Woman in the House [and Senate]) playful, full-color illustrations show a resolute Ginsburg realizing a life that includes college, law school, motherhood and a successful legal career. The typeface also emphasizes Ginsburg's true-to-herself determination, as phrases written in large display type are splayed across spreads. "Ruth objected" when she had to take cooking instead of woodshop in school; "She resisted. And persisted" when stereotypes made it hard for her, a Jewish mother and lawyer, to find work. A concluding spread offers more details about and context for Ginsburg's accomplishments, especially in civil rights, alongside four photographs of the justice throughout her life. Ages 4-8. Author's agent: Caryn Wiseman, Andrea Brown Literary. (Sept.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Booklist Review
*Starred Review* As a child in Brooklyn, Ruth learned the importance of a powerful dissent. Her mother objected to the notion that girls shouldn't get an education. Ruth objected to the discrimination facing her Jewish family. In school, she objected to having to take sewing and cooking classes (but still had to), and in college, she objected to the notion that, as a woman, she couldn't pursue a law career. Dissent is the through line woven into this picture-book biography of Justice Ginsburg, and it's a tidy way to demonstrate how her fearless objections to the unfair status quo not only led the way to her career as a Supreme Court justice but also contributed to dismantling many of those discriminatory laws that prevented equal treatment. Baddeley's dynamic illustrations in a rich palette highlight each moment of dissension, with an artful I dissent written in arcing calligraphy and Ginsburg's determined expression facing down each looming opposition. Baddeley and Levy don't just emphasize the importance of mere disagreement, however; using her friendship with Antonin Scalia as an example (coupled with a charming illustration of them parasailing together), they demonstrate how disagreement can lead to meaningful discussion and doesn't have to be personal. This lively, inviting, and informative biography of a historic woman will empower young ones to bravely voice their opinions.--Hunter, Sarah Copyright 2016 Booklist
School Library Journal Review
Gr 3-5-Ruth Bader Ginsburg grew up in a time different from today; girls were taught to aspire to be wives and mothers-not study at college and become lawyers. This picture book biography of Justice Ginsburg traces her achievements in the field of law back to her girlhood years, emphasizing for readers the importance of dissent in the face of an unequal society. Students will delight as they watch a young Ginsburg "protest" being forced to write with her right hand (she was left-handed) and "object" to being made to take home economics instead of shop class. The text goes on to briefly cover her high school, college, and law school years, as well as her marriage to Martin Ginsburg and the birth of her two children. The majority of the narrative focuses on Ginsburg's law career, her entry into the U.S. Supreme Court, and her work as an associate justice. The writing is appropriately succinct for its intended audience and is nicely complemented by Baddeley's richly illustrated cartoonish drawings. The use of colorful and bold typography to highlight words such as protest, object, dissent, disagree, and agree injects life into the work. Back matter includes photos of Ginsburg, more information on her life and the Supreme Court cases alluded to in the text, and a bibliography with quotation sources. VERDICT This dynamic offering is an essential purchase that will be useful for completing assignments as well as for pleasure reading.-Rebecca Gueorguiev, New York Public Library © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
