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Mortensen, Lori

Away with Words: The Daring Story of Isabella Bird

40 pp. | Peachtree | March, 2019 | Trade ISBN 978-1-68263-005-1 $17.95
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Kristy Caldwell. Isabella Bird (1831–1904) overcame childhood maladies and, perhaps equally hard to surmount, rigid social expectations of female behavior to become a world traveler, explorer, and best-selling author; snippets of Bird's writing appear in this ebullient treatment of a life well spent. Illustrator Caldwell incorporates occasional dialogue balloons and comics-style panels into the digital illustrations, staving off any accusation of Victorian creakiness. Timeline. Bib.
Reviewer: Nell Beram

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