This just came from Janet Larscheid in Wisconsin, and yes, she gave permission to use her name and her quotes. Thank you, Janet! She had many more great comments, including how she used bios in her classroom. In these quotes she refers specifically to GO FREE OR DIE and WALKING THE ROAD TO FREEDOM.


"I am on the Kids' Non-Fiction site and saw your comments, and, really, felt so happy to reach out to you and thank you.  The books were a springboard for our journey into the fight for justice of so many amazing people.  Each year, I looked forward to introducing such important women to my students.


"What I appreciated, being in a school based on a democratic philosophy of equality, equity, and the fight for justice, was to find your books at a reading level available to second graders (toward the end of the year) and third graders.  We did this, often, in a whole class approach, sometimes reading in unison, at times by individuals, and, also, often read by me.  I feel that my students were able to understand, appreciate, and empathize with these heroines.  The discussions that followed allowed for much exploration."