Grace Banker and Her Hello Girls Answer the Call: The Heroic Story of WWI Telephone Operators - Couverture rigide

Friddell, Claudia

 
9781684373505: Grace Banker and Her Hello Girls Answer the Call: The Heroic Story of WWI Telephone Operators
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ISBN 10 : 1684373506 ISBN 13 : 9781684373505
Editeur : Calkins Creek, 2021

Synopsis

Led by twenty-five-year-old Grace Banker, thirty-two telephone operators — affectionately called "Hello Girls" back in the US — became the first female combatants in World War I.

Follow Grace Banker's journey from her busy life as a telephone switchboard trainer in New York to her pioneering role as the Chief Operator of the 1st Unit of World War I telephone operators in the battlefields of France. With expert skill, steady nerves, and steadfast loyalty, the Signal Corps operators transferred orders from commanders to battlefields and communicated top-secret messages between American and French headquarters. After faithfully serving her country —undaunted by freezing weather and fires; long hours and little sleep, and nearby shellings and far off explosions — Grace was the first and only woman operator in the Signal Corps to be awarded the Army's Distinguished Service Medal.

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À propos de l'auteur

For children’s author Claudia Friddell, the next best thing to time travel is discovering and sharing exciting real life stories from long ago.  A former elementary school teacher, Claudia loves talking to students and teachers about the magic of bringing history to life through books. When she’s not visiting schools, digging for treasure in the library, or writing at her home in Baltimore, she’s reading, walking, and kayaking on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Visit claudiafriddell.com.

Elizabeth Baddeley is the New York Times best-selling illustrator of I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark. She has illustrated many other biographies and nonfiction books for children and previously worked for Hallmark. Visit ebaddeley.com.

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Éditeur
Calkins Creek
Date d'édition
2021
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1684373506
ISBN 13 
9781684373505
Reliure
Relié
Illustrateur
Baddeley Elizabeth
Nombre de pages
40
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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