Tanya Lee Stone
Author of Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream
About the Author
Tanya Lee Stone studied English at Oberlin College and was an editor of children's nonfiction for many years. She also has a Masters Degree. She teaches writing at Champlain College. After many years as an editor. Tanya moved to Vermont and returned to writing. This award-winning author has written show more titles that include the young adult novel, A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl, Up Close: Ella Fitzgerald , picture books Elizabeth Leads the Way, Sandy's Circus, and Who Says Women Can't Be Doctors? She has also written narrative nonfiction with her titles: Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream, and The Good, the Bad, and the Barbie. In 2014 her title, Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles, made The New York Times Best Seller List. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Series
Works by Tanya Lee Stone
Courage Has No Color, The True Story of the Triple Nickles: America's First Black Paratroopers (2013) 523 copies
Who Says Women Can't Be Doctors?: The Story of Elizabeth Blackwell (Christy Ottaviano Books) (2013) 326 copies
Associated Works
1789: Twelve Authors Explore a Year of Rebellion, Revolution, and Change (2020) — Contributor — 48 copies
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Reviews
The House That Jane Built: A Story About Jane Addams by Tanya Lee Stone
How have I never heard about Jane Addams?!
Gr 5–8—Stone masterly interweaves the stories of Japanese American teens living in U.S. concentration camps and
Japanese adolescents who were secretly charged with manufacturing balloon bombs that were launched at the U.S.
during WWII. With impeccable research and compelling firsthand accounts, this is an incredible story of a miraculous
reconciliation.
Japanese adolescents who were secretly charged with manufacturing balloon bombs that were launched at the U.S.
during WWII. With impeccable research and compelling firsthand accounts, this is an incredible story of a miraculous
reconciliation.
A lively telling of the contributions of Ada Lovelace to computer science, focused on her ability to combine mathematical thinking with creativity and innovation.
There is something about Tanya Lee Stone's writing that I don't like. The tone, I think. When it comes to non-fiction, I like an authoritative, detached perspective from the author. Stone, to my everlasting dismay, subtly editorializes right and left in an overtly feminist "Rah Rah Women!" kind of way. I'm totally pro-woman, but it irks me to see her pushing her perspective when I think she should let the facts speak for themselves. I had this exact same issue with [b:Almost Astronauts|4836780|Almost Astronauts 13 Women Who Dared to Dream|Tanya Lee Stone|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1320418659s/4836780.jpg|4902013], probably even more so than I do with this Barbie book.
So, yeah, what about Barbie? There are many, many opinions about Barbie filling up the pages here. Most of them came from random people and did not really interest me. I liked the story of the invention of Barbie, but after that I stopped caring. Is Barbie good or bad? There are criticisms for sure, but the overall impression I got is that Stone is pro-Barbie and sees Ruth Handler, Barbie's inventor, as a great female role model. I have a feeling that if Barbie had been invented by a man, Stone would have written a different book.… (more)
So, yeah, what about Barbie? There are many, many opinions about Barbie filling up the pages here. Most of them came from random people and did not really interest me. I liked the story of the invention of Barbie, but after that I stopped caring. Is Barbie good or bad? There are criticisms for sure, but the overall impression I got is that Stone is pro-Barbie and sees Ruth Handler, Barbie's inventor, as a great female role model. I have a feeling that if Barbie had been invented by a man, Stone would have written a different book.… (more)
Lists
Awards
Peace Is a Chain Reaction: How World War II Japanese Balloon Bombs Brought People of Two Nations Together (Informational Books for Older Readers – 2022)
Pass Go and Collect $200: The Real Story of How Monopoly Was Invented (Informational Books for Younger Readers – 2018)
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