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
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- Women / Girls
Year Published 2008
Word Count 5,434
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 930L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 123474, 1.0 AR Points
- 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
- Sample: EL Education, Grades K-8
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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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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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About the Authors 8
Audio Name Pronunciation with Matt Faulkner
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Laurie Halse Anderson
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Author Interviews 7
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Margaret A. Edwards Speech given by Laurie Halse Anderson
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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