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Ruth Bader Ginsburg couldn't drive? / Dan Gutman ; illustrated by Allison Steinfeld.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Gutman, Dan. Wait! What? ; Publisher: New York, NY : Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W. W. Norton & Company [2023]Copyright date: ©2023Edition: First editionDescription: 105 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781324030690
  • 1324030690
  • 9781324030706
  • 1324030704
Other title:
  • Ruth Bader Ginsburg could not drive?
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Stuff your teacher wants you to know about Ruth Bader Ginsburg -- Joan, Ruth, and Kiki -- RBG was a go-getter -- The mushy stuff -- The good old days -- Genius strategy -- The Supreme Court -- RBG, rock star -- More tragedy -- Oh yeah? (stuff about RBG that didn't fit anywhere else).
Summary: "From the best-selling author of My Weird School: a new entry in the cheerful and engaging biography series centered on high-interest historic figures. Did you know that Ruth Bader Ginsburg failed her driving test five times? Or that her real name was Joan? Bet you didn't know that she liked paddle boarding, white water rafting, and riding elephants! She even had a praying mantis named after her. Siblings Paige and Turner have collected some of the most unusual and surprising facts about one of the most famous Supreme Court Justices in history, from her childhood to her rise as the superstar Notorious R.B.G. Narrated by the two spirited siblings and animated by Allison Steinfeld's upbeat illustrations, Ruth Bader Ginsburg Couldn't Drive? is an authoritative, accessible, and one-of-a-kind biography infused with Dan Gutman's signature zany sense of humor."-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Biography GINSBURG R. G984 Available 33111011041973
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Biography GINSBURG R. G984 Checked out 07/05/2024 33111010941298
Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's Biography GINSBURG R. G984 Available 33111009464435
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Did you know that Ruth Bader Ginsburg failed her driving test five times? Or that her real name was Joan? Bet you didn't know that she liked paddle boarding, white water rafting, and riding elephants! She even had a praying mantis named after her. Siblings Paige and Turner have collected some of the most unusual and surprising facts about one of the most famous Supreme Court Justices in history, from her childhood to her rise as the superstar Notorious R.B.G.

Narrated by the two spirited siblings and animated by Allison Steinfeld's upbeat illustrations, Ruth Bader Ginsburg Couldn't Drive? is an authoritative, accessible, and one-of-a-kind biography infused with Dan Gutman's signature zany sense of humor.

Includes bibliographical references.

Stuff your teacher wants you to know about Ruth Bader Ginsburg -- Joan, Ruth, and Kiki -- RBG was a go-getter -- The mushy stuff -- The good old days -- Genius strategy -- The Supreme Court -- RBG, rock star -- More tragedy -- Oh yeah? (stuff about RBG that didn't fit anywhere else).

"From the best-selling author of My Weird School: a new entry in the cheerful and engaging biography series centered on high-interest historic figures. Did you know that Ruth Bader Ginsburg failed her driving test five times? Or that her real name was Joan? Bet you didn't know that she liked paddle boarding, white water rafting, and riding elephants! She even had a praying mantis named after her. Siblings Paige and Turner have collected some of the most unusual and surprising facts about one of the most famous Supreme Court Justices in history, from her childhood to her rise as the superstar Notorious R.B.G. Narrated by the two spirited siblings and animated by Allison Steinfeld's upbeat illustrations, Ruth Bader Ginsburg Couldn't Drive? is an authoritative, accessible, and one-of-a-kind biography infused with Dan Gutman's signature zany sense of humor."-- Provided by publisher.

Ages 6-8 Norton Young Readers.

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