Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).
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Troublemakers in Trousers: Women and What They Wore to Get Things Done
Sarah Albee
Illustrator: Kaja Kajfez
Ages: 9+
Published: 2022
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing Inc.
ISBN: 978-1-62354-095-1
Keywords: feminism, rebellion, courage, disguises, women's history, multicultural
Joan of Arc, Khutulun, and 19 other women from different countries, eras, and races who wore men's clothing, defying laws and customs, are depicted through informal text and full-page cartoonish portraits. Archival photographs. Extensive sources.