Melissa H. Mwai - National Geographic Readers: Stacey Abrams (Level 2)

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 Abrams 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 Abramss 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 childrens book authors. Each reader includes a glossary and interactive features in which kids get to use what theyve 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.