The Girl Who Became President: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

This beautiful picture book biography tells the story of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf who grew up in Africa, went to business school in the United States and worked in a variety of roles such as treasurer and in other government offices. In between escaping two civil wars in her home country of Liberia, managed to campaign to make monumental change in Liberia after the second civil war, this time, as president! As a result of the challenges Ellen faced and conquered, many young girls in Africa have a wonderful role model to inspire them to face their fears and follow their dreams. This book is an excellent picture book biography alternating between detailed pictures and pages with approximately 3 paragraphs of text. I would recommend this book to teachers and families of children in the 7-11 range, with younger readers likely needing help to read the text. As a teacher, I could see using this book to discuss topics of human and women's rights as well as the genre of biography. I so appreciate Netgalley and the publisher giving me the opportunity to read and review this book!