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A Powerful Pinay!
"A Powerful Pinay!" for children, gives 26 extraordinary short biographies of women who have laid down their lives for their people, preserving and serving including Artists, Activists, Leaders and Pioneers. This book includes beautiful realistic portraits with quotes, a timeline, Interesting facts about surnames, kingdoms, innovations, interesting historical information and prompts to write your own story.
"A Powerful Pinay!" was written with the next generation with mothers and grandmothers in mind, who wished they had something like this when they were growing up. Author Melissa Leslie-Quinones carved out literary space for these resilient dignified matriarchs who protected the very heart of Filipino people.
"A book collection worth passing on."
Hardcover : 88 pages Dimensions : 8.25 x 0.4 x 11 inches
Ages 6-12 Paperback : 106 pages Dimensions : 7 x 0.25 x 7 inches
Ages 0-3 Paperback : 57 pages Dimensions : 7 x 0.14 x 7 inches
Paperback : 104 pages Dimensions : 8.5 x 0.24 x 11 inches
Includes:
Anita Magsaysay-Ho
Maria Loren Barros
Carmen Rosales
Miriam Defensor-Santiago
Evangeline Canonizado Buell
Captain Nieves Fernandez
Gabriela Silang
Honoria Acosta-Sison
Teresa Magbanua “Nanay Isa” “Nay Isa” Visayan "Joan of Arc"
Josefa Llanes Escoda
Lucrecia Roces Kasilag
Magdalena Leones
Dawn Bohulano Mabalon
Nazaria Lagos
Olivia Salamanca
Pelagia Mendoza
Teodora Alonso Realonda y Quintos
Remedios Paraiso Gomez
Melchora Aquino “Tandang Sora”
Trinidad Tecson
Maria Corazon "Cory" Sumulong Cojuangco Aquino
Doña Gliceria Legaspi Marella de Villavicencio
Dorothy Dore-Dowlen
María Orosa e Ylagan
Clemencia López
This book gives a glimpse into monumentally important, resilient, heroic and influential women of history of Filipino descent for children and families to have open dialogue.
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