Learn about the voting rights advocate and politician Stacey Abrams and her groundbreaking achievements in this appealing Level 2 reader. Young readers will find out about Abram's childhood and her early career as a city attorney and as minority leader of the Georgia House of Representatives. The reader also explores her run in Georgia as the first Black woman to be nominated by a major party for governor, and how losing
that race inspired her to devote her life to making elections and the voting process more equitable for everyone.
The level 2 text provides accessible, yet wide-ranging information for independent readers. Explore Abrams's life, achievements, and the challenges she faced along the way to leading the fight against voter suppression and becoming a champion for change.
Key features include:
*Expert-vetted text appropriate for ages 5 to 8
*Engaging and brilliant historical images sourced by National Geographic
*Fun approach to high-interest biographies
About the series: This high-interest, educationally-vetted readers series features magnificent National Geographic images accompanied by text written by experienced, skilled children's book authors. Each reader includes a glossary and interactive features in which kids get to use what they've learned in the book. Level 1 readers reinforce the content of the book with a kinesthetic learning activity. Level 2 readers feature slightly higher-level text and additional vocabulary words. Level 3 readers have more layers of information to challenge more proficient readers. For emerging readers, the Pre-reader level introduces vocabulary and concepts, and the Co-reader level provides a collaborative reading experience.
Praise for National Geographic Readers:
"Reliable in format and solid in execution, this series works well to introduce children of varying
levels of reading comfort to nonfiction and research formats."
--Maggie Reagan, Booklist
Complete your collection with these popular National Geographic Biography Readers:
- National Geographic Readers: Kamala Harris (Level 2)
- National Geographic Readers: Harriet Tubman (Level 2)
- National Geographic Readers: Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Level 3)
- National Geographic Readers: Barack Obama (Level 2)
