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Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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I can’t get enough of the books in this series. Every single one is beautifully illustrated and gives a short little snippet of the life of the person featured. I know that there are a tonne of RBG fans who would absolutely love to snag a copy of this one for their kiddos or their own collections,

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Vegara's Ruth Bader Ginsberg looks at the life of a true force of nature. Intelligent and dedicated, Ginsberg wasn't afraid to stand up for what she believed was right. She went on to become a Supreme Court justice, and always fought for gender and racial equality. Truly a light that will be missed.

The end of the book contains a more detailed look at life, using language suited for much older readers. Inspirational and educational both, this entire series is great! I read this with my cubs. We love this series! Highly recommended!

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'Ruth Bader Ginsburg' by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara with illustrations by Judit Orosz is volume 66 in the Little People, Big Dreams series for young readers.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg is an iconic role model and this book tells her story from when she was little to her rise to the Supreme Court. Her mother taught her to be independent and she excelled as a student and a law professor, but it is her role as a Supreme Court justice that she will be most remembered for.

I like the illustration style and this series. As always, included at the back is a series of facts and real pictures that are always just as interesting as the people featured in this series.

I received a review copy of this ebook from Quarto Publishing Group - Frances Lincoln Children's Books, and NetGalley. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.

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I am a huge fan of this collection of books. As a mom of a newborn, I am excitedly growing a library for little one. I have enjoyed adding these books in.

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5★
“Ruth won hundreds of cases, and every tiny triumph was a big step towards equality. Before the Supreme Court, the highest court of all, she convinced the whole bench to apply the 14th Amendment to end gender discrimination.”

I couldn’t let 2021 go by without acknowledging the debt that I and millions of others owe to the notorious RBG, as she is affectionately known. She was a little Jewish girl who grew up inspired by a mother who taught her the value of learning.

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Ruth’s mother hands a mystery story to a very young Ruth

Her mother never got a chance to continue her own education, and she died before Ruth finished high school, but not before Ruth knew what she wanted to do. She wanted to do all the things her mother had been prevented from doing because she was a daughter, not a son.

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“The first step to being independent is to have a good education, something Ruth’s mother never had.”

Ruth met her husband, Martin, at Cornell, where she had a scholarship. Not only was he one guy who actually admired her brain, “he became the love of her life and the one in charge of the kitchen.”

They raised their family and trained to be lawyers together, but women were not appreciated in law school.

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“One day, a teacher accused Ruth and eight other women of each taking up a man’s space... in a class of 550 students!”

We’re not talking about the 1800s here. She was at Cornell from 1950-1954. You know, those ‘perfect’ glory days people keep harking back to nostalgically. Well, no, they weren’t all that great.

After college, she went to Sweden for research and found a much more egalitarian society.

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“Here, women were supported to develop their talents and succeed in their careers while raising their children.”

Back home, she became an effective lawyer, fighting for equal rights. She argued successfully before the Supreme Court to end gender discrimination and was later invited by the President to sit on the bench!

She argued fiercely for what she believed and was very convincing. She became good friends with one of her main opponents, Antonin Scalia, although he often disagreed with her.

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“They admired each other’s work—and they enjoyed going to the opera together, too!”

I love that picture – I hope you can see it. What fun they must have had sometimes! She tried unsuccessfully to defend the Voting Rights Act (to do with racial discrimination), but she rallied a lot of young law students to the cause!

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“I dissent!”

This book doesn’t mention her famous ‘dissenting collar’, but it’s what they show her wearing above and in this next illustration.

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RBG with young admirers she has inspired

Lest you think she was always a feisty little old lady, here are some photos of her youth from ‘TIME Magazine’ .

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“See Ruth Bader Ginsburg Grow from Toddler to Supreme Court Justice”
https://time.com/3714172/ruth-bader-ginsburg-young-photos/

And here is a real photo of her and Scalia at the opera.

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“We were best buddies.”

Love the book and the message and this amazing woman. Thanks to NetGalley and Quarto's Frances Lincoln Children’s Books for the preview copy. As always, there is a short bio at the end with 4 photos and suggestions for other books to read about her.

I sure hope this makes its way into schools and libraries everywhere to inspire girls to continue to stand up for themselves and others! She also proves you can dissent and disagree with someone without being enemies.

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I absolutely love the latest book in the Little People, BIG DREAMS series which is Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara! I mean, who doesn’t love some RBG? This book is filled with great information about RBG including photos, a profile, and a biographical timeline. Great gift for the future attorney, law professor, or supreme court justice in your life. #RuthBaderGinsburg #NetGalley

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I loved this book! It was such a fun read, highlighting such an influential person. I look forward to reading more in the series.

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I love seeing new kids books that highlight influential humans in history- especially women! I really like the little people, big dreams series and this is a fabulous edition to it! The amazing life of RBG is told in simple language, condensed form, and with absolutely wonderful art work! A perfect way to teach your kiddo about RBG!
Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group-Frances Lincoln Children's Books for a temporary ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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I love everything about Ruth Bader ginsberg. This is one of my favorite little people big dreams book. I enjoyed reading about Ruth and love that there is a book for kids to learn about rbg.

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a marvellous Jewish woman who did so much good for the world. She definitely deserved her time to shine. If you're looking for a children's picture book that creates a fun and friendly environment for biographies and non-fiction, this series is for you! As always, this series is packed full of knowledge in a kid friendly way that isn't hard to read and is quite engaging. I do highly recommend this series, whether you want to just grab one or binge them all (which seems to be my goal these days).

Four out of five stars!

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me a free copy of this book in exchange of an honest review.

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This is not the best entry in this series and I feel the author was way to vague on this important figures life and work. It just barley glossed over why RBG is such an important modern and historical figure. This can and has been done better.

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Honestly, Ruth Bader Ginsburg is someone I never heard of before. So this book does peak my curiosity. Being Jewish is hard, but it doesn't extinguish her spirit. Having a difficult childhood, Ruth understand well the feeling of being left out. Then she fights for the equality, of a female towards male, and colored people with white ones.

Being one of the colored ones, I am glad to know that someone fights for me. That feeling gives me hope for a better future.

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Short and informative. Giving a brief and succinct biography about Ruth Badger Ginsburg, it condenses her life to a few pages. Nevertheless, this brief story gives the reader enough facts that make the story interesting. Creative and proficient way the author used to produce a story that most young kids (and even adults) will grasp.

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What a great tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg! I think that this book makes her story accessible and relatable. An important figure in history and kids will love learning about her through this book.

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Ruth’s mother encouraged her to be a lady at all times. Her mother wanted that to mean to have manners no matter what she did. Her mother raised her to be an independent woman. Ruth had a big dream for herself. Ruth decided that she would do everything that her mother didn’t get to do. She excelled at school. Just before she graduated from high school her mother died. Ruth Bader lived an extraordinary and fascinating life. Her career allowed her to work on her special interests.

This inspiring book has illustrations that are perfect for the biography. The book is told simply but shows what can happen when one has a big dream that becomes reality. I enjoyed learning about Ruth Bader Ginsburg as I didn’t know much about her — just that she was a Supreme Court Judge. I won’t forget what I learned from reading this beside appreciating her. 6ou don’t have to be young to enjoy this lovely book.

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Such an informative book on an important person. I thought I knew a lot about Ruth Bader Ginsburg and there was a ton I didn’t know.

Terrific book for little girls and boys alike. I read this with my son and he was very engaged in the book and we were able to talk about rights and the Supreme Court.

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Thanks to NetGalley for my ARC
This is a really wonderful book. Ruther Bader Ginsburg is such an amazing an influential woman, and someone that I think all kids would benefit about learning more about. The book is written in a way that makes it engaging and appropriate for a kids level. The messages in the book are uplifting, and the story is fun and interesting. The illustrations are very good and work perfectly with the story.

I really love this series of books and have read many of them to my 3 year old. I think this book is a wonderful addition!

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I enjoyed this as much as my 5 year old. RGB is a true hero that helped so many. This is such a wonderful series I would recommend to everyone and this is a very deserving and welcome addition.

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I wanted to hear more - this would make a great inspirational series for child and families.
Many of us are aware of Ruth as an immortal hero of human, race, equality, women rights.
I enjoyed learning about her life growing up, meeting her husband, starting her own family.
I want to know more.
My daughter enjoyed the amazing illustrations- lots of color, great representation of the text.
Well done.

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OMG, this book was so beautiful.

I know it is a children's book, but I would definitely recommend it to anyone that wants to learn more about this amazing woman and her life in one seating.
I didn't really know her history, so I´m really glad I picked it up.

I really want to thank the author, the publisher, and NetGalley for giving me this book in exchange for an honest review. <3

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