I Could Do That!: Ester Morris Gets Women the Vote Linda Arms White (Author), Nancy Carpenter (Illustrator) “I could do that,” says six-year-old Esther as she watches her mother making tea. Start her own business at the age of nineteen? Why, she could do that, too. But one thing Esther and other women could NOT do was vote. Only men could do that. With lively text and illustrations, this picture book biography shows how one girl’s gumption propels her through a life filled with challenges until, in 1869, she wins the vote for women in Wyoming Territory -– the first time ever in the United States. [Grade Level: 2 - 4]
Sitti's Secrets Naomi Shihab Nye (Author), Nancy Carpenter (Illustrator) A young girl from America travels to a Palestinian village on the West Bank to visit her grandmother. Although they have language and cultural barriers, they are able to become very close. [Grade Level: Pre-K - 3]
