Rebel Girls Powerful Pairs: 25 Tales of Mothers and Daughters

by Rebel Girls

Overview

What do Beyoncé and Blue Ivy and Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst have in common? What about Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton and Karen E. Laine and Mina Starsiak Hawk? They’re all incredible mother-daughter duos who have used their creativity, cleverness, and unique talents to do something remarkable—and they are all featured in Rebel Girls Powerful Pairs: 25 Tales of Mothers and Daughters.

Readers will celebrate the strength of family bonds through the inspiring fairytale-like stories of authors, activists, skiers, dancers, pilots, hikers, humanitarians, entrepreneurs, and more. Powerful Pairs is part of the award-winning Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls series.

Celebrate singing and songwriting with Beyoncé and Blue Ivy. Save frontline soldiers with Marie Curie and Irene Joliot-Curie. And swim across the English Channel with Leena and Bhakti Sharma. Rebel Girls Powerful Pairs showcases many of the wonderful ways mothers and daughters work together to make the world a better, healthier, and more vibrant place.

This collection of 25 stories follows in the footsteps of the best-selling series Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls. It is illustrated by female and nonbinary artists from around the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781734877076
Publisher:	DK
Publication date:	02/08/2022
Series:	Rebel Girls Minis
Pages:	64
Sales rank:	241,668
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Rebel Girls is a global, multi-platform empowerment brand dedicated to helping raise the most inspired and confident global generation of girls through content, experiences, products, and community. Originating from an international best-selling children’s book, Rebel Girls amplifies stories of real-life, extraordinary women throughout history, geography, and field of excellence. With a growing community of nearly 20 million self-identified Rebel Girls spanning more than 100 countries, the brand engages with Generation Alpha through its book series, award-winning podcast, events and merchandise. In 2021, Rebel Girls launched the Dream On app to re-imagine sleep routines by sharing empowering stories with a screen-free audio experience; and inspired girls everywhere to Celebrate Black Girl Magic with a new book, merchandise and events. To date, they have sold 7 million books in 51 languages and reached 14 million podcast downloads.

Table of Contents

• Beyoncé Knowles and Blue Ivy Carter, Singers, USA
• Briana Sullivan and Cambyr Sullivan, Hikers, USA
• Chang Yi Wang and Mei Mei Hu, Biotech Founder and CEO, China/USA
  
• Emmeline Pankhurst, Christabel Pankhurst, and Sylvia Pankhurst, Suffragists, UK
• Fartuun Adan and Ilwad Elman, Humanitarians, Somalia
• Jen Lee Reeves and Jordan Reeves, Disability Advocates, USA
• Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton, Authors, UK
• Karen E. Laine and Mina Starsiak Hawk, Home Rehabbers, USA
• Kayuula Novalinga and Shina Novalinga, Throat Singers, Canada
• Keri Shahidi and Yara Shahidi, Producers, Actors and Producers, US/Iran
• Kim Yeshi and Dechen Yeshi, Yak Wool Clothing Makers, Tibet/USA
• Leena Sharma and Bhakti Sharma, Swimmers, India
  
• Linda Davis and Shara Davis, Health Aides, USA
• Loral Quinn and Eishel Quinn, Entrepreneurs, UK (Scotland)
• Marie Curie and Irene Joliot-Curie, Scientists, France
• Najate Leklye and Meryem Slimani, Fashion Influencers, Netherlands/Morocco
• Niveditha Shetty Hegde and Ishanvi Hegde, Dancers, India/UAE
• Portia Mbau and Lumai de Smidt, Chef and Photographer, South Africa
• Prue Leith and Li-Da Kruger, TV Host and Filmmaker, UK
• Sarah Kettle and Sally Kettle, Rowers, UK
• Shauna Mullins and Georgia Ross, Photographer and Model, USA
• Susan Holland and Brittney Wacasey, Coach and Horse Jumper, USA
• Tania Halik and Martina Halik, Cross-Country Skiers, Canada
• Valentina Quintero & Arianna Arteaga, Travel Guides, Venezuela

Editorial Reviews

"A perfect selection for mother-daughter book clubs, this browsable work will inspire" - School Library Journal

“Now there's one more resource in the world, assisting a new generation of diverse parents and children with sharing the stories of women who've made a difference in the world.” - Parents

"Rebel Girls Powerful Pairs covers women from many different countries, backgrounds, interests, and abilities to create a truly inclusive set of role models for the young girls (and boys!) in your life." - Common Sense Media

From the Publisher

02/01/2022

Gr 2–4—This pocket-size volume celebrates the powerful things mothers and daughters can accomplish together. Among those profiled are entertainers Beyoncé and Blue Ivy Carter, throat singers Kayuula and Shina Novalinga, and Linda and Shara Davis, who ensured that everyone on their remote Alaskan island town had the COVID-19 vaccine. The 25 selections include songwriters, activists, hikers, scientists, influencers, and more. Most of the subjects hail from the Western Hemisphere, specifically, the United States and Canada. Approximately half of those featured are non-white. Other than Marie Curie and her daughter and Emmeline Parkhurst and her daughters, all of the other people selected were born in the 20th or 21st centuries. The short biographies emphasize the strength of the mother-daughter bond and how they came to join forces for the good of the world. The accessible text is conversational and kid-friendly. The portraits of each pair were created by 23 female artists from around the world, including Indonesia, Poland, and Vietnam. These bright and colorful digital illustrations depict the couple engaged in the activity or career that they are known for; their faces are filled with joy, and the unbreakable connection the two share is undeniable. Back matter features extension activities that encourage bonding between mother and child, including discovering "Unicorn Spaces," a space in which children can do something that brings them joy during their free time. An accompanying app allows readers to download audio stories and additional activities. VERDICT A perfect selection for mother-daughter book clubs, this browsable work will inspire, and is a strong choice for collections where collective biographies and other titles in the series are popular.Shelley M. Diaz

School Library Journal