I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark (With Audio Recording)

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Get to know celebrated Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg—in the first picture book about her life—as she proves that disagreeing does not make you disagreeable!

Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has spent a lifetime disagreeing: disagreeing with inequality, arguing against unfair treatment, and standing up for what’s right for people everywhere. This biographical picture book about the Notorious RBG, tells the justice’s story through the lens of her many famous dissents, or disagreements.

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ISBN-13:	9781481465601
Publisher:	Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Publication date:	09/20/2016
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	40
Sales rank:	246,193
Lexile:	710L (what's this?)
File size:	86 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Debbie Levy is no stranger to powerful nonfiction narratives for children. She is the author of We Shall Overcome: The Story of a Song, Dozer’s Run: A True Story of a Dog and His Race, and a number of other nonfiction and fiction titles. She is a former lawyer and newspaper editor. She currently lives in Maryland with her husband.
Elizabeth Baddeley is the illustrator of the critically acclaimed and New York Times bestselling I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsberg Makes Her Mark, written by Debbie Levy. She also illustrated A Woman in the House (and Senate): How Women Came to the United States Congress, Broke Down Barriers, and Changed the Country; The Good Fight: The Feuds of the Founding Fathers (and How They Shaped the Nation); and An Inconvenient Alphabet. Elizabeth graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York City with a degree in illustration and currently lives in Kansas City, Missouri. Learn more at EBaddeley.com.

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Justice Ginsburg is often in the news; for young readers, Levy tells how she got there against formidable odds. Kids follow Ruth Bader as a Brooklyn Jewish girl who loved to read about active women like Amelia Earhart and Greek goddesses. She did not hesitate to protest when teachers tried to change her left-handedness (though she failed in cooking class and as a singer). After her mother’s death, Ruth went to college, married and had a baby, and then went on to law school. Levy emphasizes her continual work for women’s rights and her unconventional home life—she argued cases while her husband Marty cooked the meals. In the face of masculine disdain, Ginsburg carved out a successful law career, eventually becoming a federal judge, and being appointed to the Supreme Court in 1993. Having experienced discrimination herself as a girl, she has become an advocate for all whose rights are denied; when laws are unfair—she dissents! As Levy introduces variations on the verb (including object, disagree, disapprove, differ, resist, and protest), lively cartoon illustrations add big multicolored words in several typefaces, while showing the jeweled collars Ginsburg wears on her Justice’s robes to indicate agreement or disagreement. Her friendship with Justice Scalia—despite political differences—lets Baddeley picture some fun times the two had together, like parasailing in France and riding an elephant in India. Justice Ginsburg continues to work hard, travel, attend the opera, and stand firm for equality. To many Americans, she is a hero! This picture book biography offers two end pages of further information with photos of Ginsburg as a child and young woman. Slightly older readers may seek further reading such as James Roland’s Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Iconic Supreme Court Justice (Lerner, 2016). Reviewer: Barbara L. Talcroft; Ages 6 to 9.

Children's Literature - Barbara L. Talcroft

06/13/2016
Ruth Bader Ginsburg had ample experience dissenting and objecting long before she reached the U.S. Supreme Court, according to Levy’s (Dozer’s Run) spirited picture book biography of the second woman to sit on the high court. Bucking all trends, Ginsburg pursued a different path than most women in the mid-20th century when “Boys were expected to grow up... and do big things. Girls? Girls were expected to find husbands.” Baddeley’s (A Woman in the House ) playful, full-color illustrations show a resolute Ginsburg realizing a life that includes college, law school, motherhood and a successful legal career. The typeface also emphasizes Ginsburg’s true-to-herself determination, as phrases written in large display type are splayed across spreads. “Ruth objected” when she had to take cooking instead of woodshop in school; “She resisted. And persisted” when stereotypes made it hard for her, a Jewish mother and lawyer, to find work. A concluding spread offers more details about and context for Ginsburg’s accomplishments, especially in civil rights, alongside four photographs of the justice throughout her life. Ages 4–8. Author’s agent: Caryn Wiseman, Andrea Brown Literary. (Sept.)

Publishers Weekly

"Baddeley and Levy [. . . .] demonstrate how disagreement can lead to meaningful discussion and doesn’t have to be personal. This lively, inviting, and informative biography of a historic woman will empower young ones to bravely voice their opinions."

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★ 07/01/2016
Gr 3–5—Ruth Bader Ginsburg grew up in a time different from today; girls were taught to aspire to be wives and mothers—not study at college and become lawyers. This picture book biography of Justice Ginsburg traces her achievements in the field of law back to her girlhood years, emphasizing for readers the importance of dissent in the face of an unequal society. Students will delight as they watch a young Ginsburg "protest" being forced to write with her right hand (she was left-handed) and "object" to being made to take home economics instead of shop class. The text goes on to briefly cover her high school, college, and law school years, as well as her marriage to Martin Ginsburg and the birth of her two children. The majority of the narrative focuses on Ginsburg's law career, her entry into the U.S. Supreme Court, and her work as an associate justice. The writing is appropriately succinct for its intended audience and is nicely complemented by Baddeley's richly illustrated cartoonish drawings. The use of colorful and bold typography to highlight words such as protest, object, dissent, disagree, and agree injects life into the work. Back matter includes photos of Ginsburg, more information on her life and the Supreme Court cases alluded to in the text, and a bibliography with quotation sources. VERDICT This dynamic offering is an essential purchase that will be useful for completing assignments as well as for pleasure reading.—Rebecca Gueorguiev, New York Public Library

School Library Journal

2016-05-18
Speak purposefully and carry a big legal pad.Ruth Bader Ginsburg's 1940s Brooklyn neighborhood was filled with the traditional sights and aromas of many different immigrant cultures alongside her Jewish background, but in one respect her life was different. Her mother believed women should pursue opportunities outside the traditional ones. Ruth read voraciously in her neighborhood library, but it was on car trips with her family that she was exposed to racial and religious prejudices, effectively communicated with signage in the illustrations. Rebelling against writing with her right hand, the left-handed Ruth went on to earn a law degree—rare for women at that time—and teach law. She made it her mission to fight in the courts for equal rights for women and people of color. In 1993, President Bill Clinton appointed her to the Supreme Court, the first Jewish woman to sit. In her many opinions, she "sings out for equality." Levy's breezy text highlights Ginsburg's childhood, schooling, family (with a husband as the cook), and career. Baddeley's mixed-media art is colorful, lively, and retro in feel. The judicious use of large and varied display types throughout the pages emphasizes Ginsburg's thoughts and actions, often evoking picket signs of protest. Read this and be inspired to work for justice through the legal system. (author's note, photographs, notes on Supreme Court cases, bibliography, quotation sources) (Picture book/biography. 7-10)

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