'Rebel Girls Lead: 25 Tales of Powerful Women celebrates the incredible and inspiring stories of 25 women leaders in politics, business, sports, activism, and more, all written in fairy tale form. It is part of the award-winning Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls series.
'Reach for new heights with Vice President Kamala Harris. Organise voter registration with Stacey Abrams. Spread messages of kindness with Lady Gaga. And captain a team of Olympic gymnasts with Aly Raisman.
'This collection of 25 stories includes the most beloved stories of leadership from the first three volumes of the New York Times best-selling series, Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls. And also features 11 brand new tales of women’s activism, bravery, and vision.'
Let's be honest, women rock, but they don't really get celebrated like they should be. Often throughout history women have been overshadowed, and their achievements have been ignored, and sadly this still happens today. Thankfully, books like Rebel Girls Lead exist to help highlight women who have achieved amazing things.
This book covers twenty five women from recent times who have excelled in personal achievement, and some who have gone on to change the world for thousands of people. The book has fourteen previously published figures, as well as eleven all new women to celebrate.
Within the pages of this book you'll find brief one page descriptions of some well known people like Angela Merkel, Queen Elizabeth I, Lady Gaga, and Kamala Harris, as well as some figures that you might never have heard of before such as Leymah Gbowee, Rigoberta Menchu Tum, and Wilma Mankiller. Whilst the book is aimed at younger readers the variety of people it's celebrating means that even adults will learn something from it. There were several people in the book that I'd never heard of before, and the book spurred me on to go away and read more about these amazing women.
That's really what this book is about, inspiring you to learn more about these overlooked figures, these amazing women who have achieved amazing things. Whilst the descriptions in this book as basic, giving you a broad overview of their lives and achievements, it encourages you to learn more about them, and other women too. It's a gateway into a whole area of history that you may never have considered before, and the lack of knowledge of some of these people will make you want to change how often women get forgotten, and strive for equality.
The book is also filled with some amazing artwork, and each person covered in it gets their own portrait, each done by a different artist with their own unique style. These images capture the essence of these women, and it makes the book way more interesting than just filling it with photographs.
Rebel Girls Lead is a great book for any child who wants to learn a little bit about history, as well as any kid who wants to be inspired to push themselves to achieve their dreams. The book is full of stories of people who were told they couldn't do something, who were in situations that they thought would limit them, yet achieved amazing feats; and it's perfect to inspire that kind of drive and determination, no matter what your gender.
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