Independent Dames: What You Never Knew about the Women and Girls of the American Revolution
by Laurie Halse Anderson and Matt Faulkner
Listen up! You've all heard about the great men who led and fought during the American... read more
- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Area
- Women / Girls
Year Published 2008
Word Count 5,434
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 930L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 123474
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Participation, Female--Juvenile literature
- Revolution, 1775-1783
- Girls
- Girls--United States--History--18th century--Juvenile literature
- Girls--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Women--Juvenile literature
- History
- Women--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- 18th century
- United States
- Women--United States--History--18th century--Juvenile literature
- Women
- Participation, Female
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Lists With This Book
- 4th EL Module 3: The American Revolution
- Fourth Grade Social Studies 2020-2021
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Matt Faulkner
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Laurie Halse Anderson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
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