Borrowed names
Subtitle: poems about Laura Ingalls Wilder, Madam C.J.  Walker, Marie Curie, and their daughters
By: Jeannine Atkins
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Henry Holt; Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 209
ISBN-13: 9780805089349
Description: As a child, Laura Ingalls Wilder traveled across the prairie in a covered wagon. Her daughter, Rose, thought those stories might make a good book, and the two created the beloved Little House series. Sarah Breedlove, the daughter of former slaves, wanted everything to be different for her own daughter, A'Lelia. Together they built a million-dollar beauty empire for women of color. Marie Curie became the first person in history to win two Nobel prizes in science. Inspired by her mother, Irene too became a scientist and Nobel prize winner. Borrowed names is the story of these extraordinary mothers and daughters.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-208).
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Laura Ingalls Wilder and Rose Wilder Lane; title: Madam C.J. Walker and A'Lelia Walker; title: Marie Curie and Irène Joliot-Curie; title: Time line; title: Selected bibliography.