Bound To Stay Bound

School Library Journal - 04/01/2022 Gr 3–5—Young readers are introduced to dynamic women whose efforts instigated much-needed change in many areas. Clara Barton was instrumental in creating the American Red Cross, and Sacagawea was critical to the survival of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The others were ardent campaigners for human rights: Sojourner Truth fought for abolition and Rosa Parks worked for Civil Rights, while Elizabeth Cady Stanton was active in women's suffrage and Dolores Huerta advocated for farm workers. Simple, direct language is employed to relate the facts of the individuals' lives and their efforts to assist others. Featured highlights include Parks's courageous stance on a Montgomery bus, Truth's successful lawsuit to retrieve her son from slavery, and Stanton's presidency of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. The information provided in each volume is good, but the narratives, along with the accompanying illustrations and photographs, are uninspiring. VERDICT Numerous other titles on these popular report subjects exist; selectors should only consider this series if their collections need refreshing for young researchers. - Copyright 2022 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.

Booklist - 05/15/2022 These new installments in the Sequence Change Maker Biographies series (6 new titles) share stories of inspiring women who have shaped history. The titles are well researched and feature a time line that runs along the bottom of each volume’s pages, charting major life events and accomplishments as the biographies unfold. In The Life of Dolores Huerta, readers meet the influential activist who fought for the rights of workers, women, and overall human rights as well as for environmental protection. The books sport clean, colorful designs and numerous illustrations, ranging from period photographs to reproduced artwork. A short glossary and additional resources are appended. This series will make a nice addition to classroom shelves and appeal to readers who wish to know more about important ladies in history. - Copyright 2022 Booklist.