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Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes

by Shannon Wright

Picture book · ages 6–9 · grades 1–4 · 620L · 48 pages · 2022

Why we'd hand it over

A revelatory biography of an artist who should be household name—Wright's illustrations are as striking as Ormes' work, and kids grasp immediately why this woman mattered.

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Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes by Shannon Wright (ages 6–9) — ChapterScout