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Founding Mothers

Remembering the Ladies

by Cokie Roberts

Hardcover, 37 pages, Harpercollins Childrens Books, List Price: $17.99 |

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Founding Mothers
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Remembering the Ladies
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Cokie Roberts

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The best-selling author of We Are Our Mothers' Daughters presents an adaptation of her acclaimed adult book that highlights an engaging cast of revolutionary founding mothers, including Martha Washington, Abigail Adams and Dolley Madison. Illustrated by Diane Goode.

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'Founding Mothers' Helps Kids 'Remember The Ladies'

Cokie Roberts' new children's book tells the stories of women who contributed to the success of the American Revolution — women like Martha Washington and Abigail Adams. She tells NPR's Steve Inskeep, "These were very, very politically passionate women. ... They were utterly devoted to the patriot cause."

'Founding Mothers' Helps Kids 'Remember The Ladies'

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Excerpted from Founding Mothers. Copyright 2014 by Cokie Roberts. Excerpted by permission of HarperCollins.