Connie Goldsmith

Women in the Military

From Drill Sergeants to Fighter Pilots

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"In 2015 the Pentagon changed a historical ruling, allowing American women to serve in front-line ground combat troops. Women have served in the military throughout history. Yet no matter their title, they face discrimination and even sexual assault. Meet the women who serve their country and stand up for fairness."--Provided by publisher.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lerner Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 120
• Altersempfehlung: 13 bis 14 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 160mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 431g
• ISBN-13: 9781541528123
• ISBN-10: 1541528123
• Artikelnr.: 53214675

Autorenporträt

Connie Goldsmith is a registered nurse with a bachelor of science degree in nursing and a master of public administration degree in health care. She has written numerous books for YA readers and nearly two hundred magazine articles. Her recent books include Kiyo Sato: From a WWII Japanese Internment Camp to a Life of Service(2020), a Junior Library Guild selection; Running on Empty: Sleeplessness in American Teens (2021); Understanding Coronaviruses: SARS, MERS, and the COVID-19 Pandemic (2021); and Bombs Over Bikini: The World's First Nuclear Disaster (2014), a Junior Library Guild selection, a Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year, an Association of Children's Librarians of Northern California Distinguished Book, and an SCBWI Crystal Kite Winner. She lives in Sacramento, California. Visit her website at http: //www.conniegoldsmith.com/.