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Amelia Earhart: The Adventure of Flight
Birds have been flying for millions of years, but people have only had airplanes for around one hundred years. Airplanes flew into our lives because someone dreamed of flying. After the Wright Brothers pioneering flight, along came a woman named … Continue reading
Annie Christmas
America’s rich tradition of tall tales has introduced generations to larger-than-life characters like Feebold Feeboldson, Brer Rabbit and Paul Bunyan. Their adventures define our culture while recalling historical periods and events. This issue focuses on a giant of a woman … Continue reading
Dorothy Butler Gilliam
A “trailblazer” is as person who does something for the first time ahead of everyone else. They “blaze” a “trail” through challengers and demonstrate courage, perseverance, and determination along the way. This issue focuses on the first African-American woman to … Continue reading
Freedom Railroad
Imagine a railroad with no tracks, whistles, cars or a station that still carried thousands of passengers from one place to another! How could this be? The “Underground Railroad” was neither underground nor a real railroad—but the special term used … Continue reading
Louisa May Alcott
What if you could earn a living by reading and writing? This issue highlights someone who did just that almost 200 years ago. Louisa May Alcott, beloved children’s author of Little Women and several other books, lived in very different … Continue reading
Maria Mitchell
You’ve heard of daydreamers staring out a window at scenes beyond the glass, but did you know you can gaze at night as well? Stargazers stare deep into the night sky and make discoveries of their own! Let’s celebrate Women’s … Continue reading
Marie Curie
Next time you need an X-ray in your doctor’s office, give a shout out to a heroic female scientist named Marie Curie. Marie was born over 150 years ago and lived at a time when very few women went to … Continue reading
Maya Angelou
What makes Maya Angelou an iconic influencer and inspiration? Given her childhood and struggles as a young adult, her life could have been very different. Instead, Maya channeled her challenges into significant works of art from writing poetry and best-selling … Continue reading
Meet NASCAR’s Danica Patrick
Rev up your engines and drop the checkered flag. Kid Scoop is about to take off with America’s most famous female NASCAR driver, Danica Patrick! What “drove” a young girl to become interested in stock car racing? What pumps her … Continue reading
Pocahontas
Legend has it that a brave young girl of only 10 or 11 years once saved the life of an early American settler named Captain John Smith. How could such a young girl be so powerful? Is this story true … Continue reading
