The Ballot Box Battle

by Emily Arnold McCully

From a Caldecott-winning author comes a lushly illustrated picture book about the fight for women's rights that makes for perfect for President's Day reading!

Caldecott medalist Emily Arnold McCully delivers the inspiring story of a young girl named Cordelia whose relationship with her neighbor, the great suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton, inspires her to a remarkable act of courage.

• ISBN10: 0679893121
• ISBN13: 9780679893127
• Publish Date: 13 October 1998
• Publish Status: Out of Stock
• Out of Print: 3 March 2000
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Alfred A. Knopf
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 32
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780679893127

Reviews

[cherryblossommj]

Originally posted on Creative Madness Mama.

It was actually last week that we read this book but I kept forgetting to sit down and write a review for you! This is a book that I picked up on a whim after a glance at a local used bookstore before it closed. The Ballot Box Battle is a story about Elizabeth Cady Stanton, a long-term supporter of the idea of women's rights, especially the right to vote. Right now we are working on an Elections unit study from Homeschool in the Woods and I dug this out of our bookshelf thinking that it would make a good read aloud to go with the theme, and it was a perfect choice!

In this story a young girl who wants to learn to ride horses and stand up to the local boys including her brother goes to a neighbor, Ms. Stanton for lessons and advice. This was an attractively illustrated book and set our day off just right that we continued on the theme of suffragettes in our elections study. I highly recommend this one for your study on elections and especially women's rights.

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This review was originally posted on Creative Madness Mama.