March

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Theme: Women's History

Featured Titles by Grade:

K

• ​The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps, by Jeanette Winter​

• ​Alithia Ramirez Was an Artist, by Violet Lemay

• ​Library Girl: How Nancy Pearl Became America's Most Celebrated Librarian, by Karen Henry Clark

• ​Milloo’s Mind: The Story of Maryam Faruqi, Trailblazer for Women's Education, by Reem Faruqi

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1

• ​Becoming a Ballerina: The Story of Michaela Mabinty DePrince, by Laura Obuobi

• ​Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa, by Jeanette Winter

• Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller, by Breanna J. McDaniel

• Autumn Peltier, Water Warrior, by Carole Lindstrom​

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2

• The Spacesuit, by Alison Donald

• Make a Pretty Sound: A Story of Ella Jenkins―The First Lady of Children's Music, by Traci N. Todd

• The Heartbeat Drum, By Dierdre Havrelock​

• ​Dinosaur Lady: The Daring Discoveries of Mary Anning, the First Paleontologist, by Linda Skeers

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3

• When Sue Found Sue: Sue Hendrickson Discovers Her T. Rex, by Toni Buzzeo

• Up, Up, Ever Up! Junko Tabei: A Life in the Mountains, by Anita Yasuda

• ​Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist,  by Jess Keating

• ​One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia, by Miranda Paul

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4

• Our Flag Was Still There: The True Story of Mary Pickersgill, by Jessie Hartland

• ​Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay, by Susan Hood

• ​The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq, by Jeanette Winter

• ​Introducing Sandwina: The Strongest Woman in the World!, by Vicki Conrad

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5

• ​Marina Abramović Turned Herself Into Art and Wasn’t Sorry, by Fausto Gilberti

• ​Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes, by Traci N. Todd

• ​How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee, by Carole Boston Weatherford

• ​Cactus Queen: Minerva Hoyt Establishes Joshua Tree National Park, by Lori Alexander

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6

• ​Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement, by Angela Joy

• ​How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion, by Shannon Stocker

• A Line Can Go Anywhere: The Brilliant, Resilient Life of Artist Ruth Asawa, by Caroline McAlister​

• Proud (Young Readers Edition): Living My American Dream, by Ibtihaj Muhammad​

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References

Kirkus Reviews (2025)