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Great Picture Books About Women Pioneers

Enjoy these wonderful titles about those women who have persevered! Caroline's Comets: A True Story by Emily Arnold McCully Danza! by Amalia Hernandez and El Ballet Folklorico de Mexico The Girl Who Ran: Bobbi Gibb, the First Woman to Run the Boston Marathon by Frances Poletti & Kristina Yee Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code by Laurie Walmark Lighter Than Air: Sophie Blanchard, the First Woman Pilot by Matthew Clark Smith Martina & Chrissie: the Greatest Rivalry in the History of Sports by Phil Bildner Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines, Designer of the Vietnam Veterans M e morial by Jeanne Walker Harvey Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Case of R.B.G vs. Inequality by Jonah Winter Yayoi Kusama: From Here to Infinity by Sarah Suzuki The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist by Cynthia Levinson

Women Who Run the World

Here are some great titles about women who have impacted history! Awesome Women Who Changed History: Paper Dolls  illustrated by  Carol Del Angel Bravo! Poems About Amazing Hispanics by Margarita Engle Fight Like a Girl: 50 Feminists Who Changed the World by Laura Barcella Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Tales of Extraordinary Women by Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo More Girls Who Rocked the World: Heroines for Ada Lovelace to Misty Copeland by Michelle Roehm McCann Pathfinders: The Journeys of 16 Extraordinary  Black Souls by Tonya Bolden Rad American Women A-Z by  Kate Schatz She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the Wor ld by Chelsea Clinton This Little Trailblazer: A Girl Power Primer by Joan Holub Women Who Dared: 52 Stories of Fearless Daredevils, Adventurers, & Rebels by Linda Skeers Enjoy!

Are Baby Carrots Good for You?

Have you heard rumors that baby carrots are dipped in chlorine? Here's what parents need to know about the safety of these kid-friendly veggies and whether they really are soaked in chemicals.  By Sally Kuzemchak/ Parents Magazine They're one of the  kid-friendliest vegetables  around, yet there are still plenty of parents who wonder whether baby carrots actually  "count" as a veggie —and plenty of wild rumors flying around the internet about whether there's something subpar (or even risky) about them. I talked to the folks at  Bolthouse Farms , one of the largest farming companies that specialize in carrots, to get the truth. Here's what you need to know: Myth: Baby carrots aren't "real" carrots. Baby carrots are indeed carrots. Compared to the larger carrots they produce, Bolthouse Farms uses a different seed for growing baby carrots. The variety is especially sweet, grows longer and narrower, and has a small core. This carrots are