Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Ready-to-Read Level 3

by Laurie Calkhoven, Elizabet Vukovic (Illustrator)

Overview

Get to know Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the inspiring Supreme Court justice, in this fascinating nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series of biographies about people “you should meet!”

Meet Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Also known as the notorious RBG, Ginsburg is only the second female Supreme Court justice in America’s history. She has spent her entire life fighting for equal rights for all, especially women. RBG is a true superhero and young readers are sure to love getting to know her.

A special section at the back of the book includes extras like the history of the Supreme Court and how to become a lawyer. With the You Should Meet series, learning about amazing people has never been so much fun!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781534448575
Publisher:	Simon Spotlight
Publication date:	08/27/2019
Series:	You Should Meet Series
Pages:	48
Sales rank:	660,589
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	840L (what's this?)
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

Laurie Calkhoven is the author of many books, including George Washington: An American Life and Harriet Tubman: Leading the Way to Freedom. She lives in New York City. Visit her at LaurieCalkhoven.com.

Elizabet Vukovic is a freelance illustrator born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, where she still resides. As a kid she had quite an imagination, which she expressed mostly on paper, since acting out her ideas was an annoyance to her siblings. She now devotes herself fulltime to illustration for children and other venues. When not obsessing about art (which isn’t very often) Elizabet enjoys long bicycle rides, traveling, and bugging her elderly cats.

Table of Contents

Introduction 5

Chapter 1 Brooklyn Born 9

Chapter 2 College Dreams 15

Chapter 3 Professor Ginsburg 25

Chapter 4 The Women's Rights Project 29

Chapter 5 You Can't Spell "Truth" without Ruth! 35

But Wait … There's More! 41