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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2017 | Elementary
PreS-Gr 3—Slade continues her line of outstanding nonfiction picture books with her latest offering, about Jane Addams. Many young historians know Addams as the creator of Hull House in Chicago, but this title will give them a more well-rounded account of her life. Readers learn of her childhood hardships, including losing her mother as a toddler and being diagnosed with what doctors believed was tuberculosis of the spine. Addams ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on June 1, 2018
Emotional free verse describes Jane Addams's individualism, determination, and compassion. Slade relates Jane's personal sadness and joys, and how a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
