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A is for Abigail: An Almanac of Amazing American Women Paperback – Picture Book, September 6, 2016

by Lynne Cheney (Author), Robin Preiss Glasser (Illustrator)

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New York Times bestselling team Lynne Cheney and Robin Preiss Glasser tell the remarkable (and often little known) stories of exceptional American women.

Lynne Cheney and Robin Preiss Glasser collaborated on America: A Patriotic Primer, which captured the imagination of American children and became a national bestseller. Now they turn their hands to A Is for Abigail: An Almanac of Amazing American Women and bring the great women of American history to life. Filled to the brim with words and pictures that celebrate the remarkable achievements of American women, this is a book to relish and to read again and again. Mothers, daughters, schoolchildren, and generations of families will take Abigail Adams’s words to heart and “remember the ladies” once they read the stories of these astonishing, astounding, amazing American women.

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48 pages
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English
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Preschool - 3
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AD1030L
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10.5 x 0.2 x 10.5 inches
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Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Publication date

September 6, 2016
ISBN-10

1481479598
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978-1481479592
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Lynne Cheney’s most recent book is the New York Times bestseller, We the People: The Story of Our Constitution, illustrated by Greg Harlin. She is also the author of the New York Times bestsellers America: A Patriotic Primer, A Is for Abigail: An Almanac of Amazing American Women, When Washington Crossed the Delaware: A Wintertime Story for Young Patriots, A Time for Freedom: What Happened When in America, and Our 50 States: A Family Adventure Across America, and has written a memoir, Blue Skies, No Fences. Mrs. Cheney is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and former chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities. She lives in Washington, DC, with her husband, Vice President Richard B. Cheney.

Robin Preiss Glasser is the #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator of the Fancy Nancy series, written by Jane O’Connor; America: A Patriotic Primer, A Is for Abigail, and Our Fifty States by Lynne Cheney; and Tea for Ruby by Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York. She lives in Southern California with her family.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books; Reprint edition (September 6, 2016)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 48 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1481479598
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1481479592
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 5 - 10 years, from customers
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ AD1030L
Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 3
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.5 x 0.2 x 10.5 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #831,768 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1,418 in Children's Historical Biographies (Books)
- #2,409 in Children's American History
- #4,052 in Children's Books on Girls' & Women's Issues

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Robin Preiss Glasser
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Robin Preiss Glasser has had two careers, the first as a professional ballet dancer and the second as a children’s book illustrator. With over 100 books to her credit, and winner of the Children’s Book Council’s “Illustrator of the Year Award” in 2013, Robin is best known as the illustrator of the "Fancy Nancy" series. Books in the series have been on the New York Times Bestseller list for more than 330 weeks, selling over 45 million volumes. Nancy now stars in her own Emmy-nominated Disney television animated series that premiered in 2018.
"Lambslide," and "Escape Goat," written by international best-selling novelist Ann Patchett, are Robin’s most recent books, as well as "Grand Jete and Me," written by ballerina Allegra Kent.
With "Gloria's Promise," published in March 2023, Robin has returned to her ballet roots. In a partnership between American Ballet Theatre and Random House Studio, she has written and illustrated a book based on her early experience, Her sister and co-author of this book, Jacqueline Preiss Weitzman, collaborated with her on their first book together, "You Can't Take a Balloon into the Metropolitan Museum," published in 1998.
Robin has two grown children, Sasha and Benjamin, and lives in San Juan Capistrano, California, with her husband, attorney Robert Berman and 2 badly behaved dogs, Audrey Hepburn and Pablo Picasso.
Website: RobinPreissGlasser.com
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Lynne Cheney's most recent book is the New York Times bestseller, We the People: The Story of Our Constitution, illustrated by Greg Harlin. She is also the author of the New York Times bestsellers America: A Patriotic Primer, A is for Abigail: An Almanac of Amazing American Women, When Washington Crossed the Delaware: A Wintertime Story for Young Patriots, A Time for Freedom: What Happened When in America, and Our 50 States: A Family Adventure Across America, and has written a memoir, Blue Skies, No Fences. Mrs. Cheney is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and former chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities. She lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband, Vice President Richard B. Cheney.
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Stephen Reginald

A is for Amazing

Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2004

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This is a wonderful primer on the history of women in America. It paints a very vivid picture, using wonderful and engaging illustrations to draw you into what is a picture narrative. In spite of what some reviewers have said, the diversity in this book is wonderful. Harriet Tubman and Sacagawea are on the front cover of the book, two of five women featured, and Rosa Parks is featured on the back cover alongside Sandra Day O'Connor and Eleanor Roosevelt. As someone who works in the educational publishing field, it is obvious that a lot of thought was put into representing women from various ethnic backgrounds. Apart from the real non white women featured including: Mary McLeod Bethune, Ida Wells-Barnett, Sui Fin Far, Madame C. J. Walker, Harriet Tubman, Bessie Coleman, Lena Horne, Pearl Bailey, Judith Jamison, Chita Rivera, Rita Moreno, Hazel Harrison, Annie Dodge Wauneka, Charlotte Ray, Zora Neale Hurston, Euphemia Lofton Haynes, the list of women of color and other backgrounds depicted in this book (the list goes on and on), the illustrator has worked hard to include depictions of minorities in the incidental art. I honestly don't understand the diversity complaints at all; they must have been looking at another book. I would recomnd A is for Abigail to girls and women of all ages and men as well. It's just a whole lot of fun to look at and you'll learn a few things about the amazing women who did great things for our country.

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Great book on the History of American girls and women.

Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2022

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Shows some of the Heroines from our past.

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amandae78

Amazing book great for young women to inspire and teach ...

Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2016

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Amazing book great for young women to inspire and teach them that there is more to being a girl then hair, nails, and friends. That they can be anything, that the future is bright and helps parents to rember they are capibale of doing amazing things....if we only let them try!

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Linda N. Penn

Inspiration presented beautifully

Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2015

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"A is for Abigail" is a beautifully written and illustrated book. It makes a wonderful gift or addition to ones own library. The well- told story of American women informs, as well as inspires, young readers. It fits the bill for some pleasant laptime; the adult reader will be charmed as much as the young listener.

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jill

book is amazing, I never knew there were so many fascinating ...

Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2016

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book is amazing, I never knew there were so many fascinating women in history, who had such an influence on our lives. I plan to give copies to my granddaughter and daughter in laws----all women should be aware of these ladies.

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Winnster

Nice to have the names of so many female role models in one place

Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2013

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When I bought this book, I don't remember having/using the Amazon "look inside" feature. I just wanted it based on the fact that I'm a mom to 2 girls, I liked the description and cover art, and I was excited to see a book about American female role-models. Upon first read, I was overwhelmed with information and a bit confused by the text layout choices (appreciate the skillful artwork, bright colors, and effort to "keep it interesting," but I was challenged/ distracted by the diagonal, vertical, and upside down words). Strongly suggest you "look inside" so you're not surprised by the formatting. My only other critique is that I wish it included more women born after 1950.

My girls are 3 and 6, and I agree with the age recommendation of grades 2-7. However, if you want to read it to younger children, I think it's possible to explain that there have been many amazing women who've done great things then just read the headings "A is for Abigail Adams, who knew that women should be heard. B is for Elizabeth Blackwell and others who wanted to heal," enjoy the pictures, and use it as a springboard to explain anything you want (eg. did you know your grandma was a nurse?) It is also helpful to me to have the list of women and use it to learn more myself. I especially appreciated the "notes on the text" at the back that gave more detail on some of the names under each alphabet letter. This book has inspired me to look up many names and dig deeper. Fabulous.

If you include those on the cover page, there are more than 300 names in this book, and the letter Y is devoted to women in science and math. As with any list, I'm sure it's easy for individuals to criticize who was chosen/ left out, but I am grateful this effort was made and glad to have this book in my collection.

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Karan W-W the Potter

Our traditional girl baby gift!

Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2017

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We buy this as baby gifts for girls! It was given years ago to my daughter who loves history, and we love it so much, we buy it for others!

Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2014

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I try to buy books for my Grandkids that teaches them something but in a fun and interesting way. This was great.
I read it first and did find it a bit busy, but still would buy it again, in fact I did order a second one.

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motherofpearl237

Geschichte kompakt - Comprehensive History

Reviewed in Germany on April 8, 2013

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Für Kinder, aber auch Erwachsene, ein hübsches Buch. Es bietet in leicht verständlicher Form mit vielen Bildern einen Überblick über die Gründerfrauen der USA, wobei der Anteil der Ureinwohner und Afro-Amerikanerinnen sich in Grenzen hält. Regt aber dazu an, sich mit der Rolle der Frauen zu unterschiedlichen Zeiten auseinander zu setzen.

An interesting book for children, but also adults. In an easy to understand form with many illustrations it gives a summary of the founding mother of the US, where, however, the part of native and afro-Americans is rather limited. Encourages the reader to investigate the role of women at various times in history.

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