The House That Jane Built: A Story about Jane Addams

This is the story of Jane Addams, the first American woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, who transformed a poor neighborhood in Chicago by opening up her house as a community center.

Ever since she was a little girl, Jane Addams hoped to help people in need. She wanted to live right in the middle of the roughest, poorest communities and create a place where people could go to find food, work, and help. In 1889, she bought a house in a run-down Chicago neighborhood and turned it into a settlement home, adding on playgrounds, kindergartens, and a public bath. By 1907, Hull House included thirteen buildings. And by the early 1920s, more than 9,000 people visited Jane's home each week. An inspiration to all, Jane Addams continues to be a role model to girls and women of all ages.

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Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Published: 06/23/2015
Pages: 32
Weight: 1lbs
Size: 11.30h x 9.20w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780805090499
Age: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.5
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 175006 / House That Jane Built: A Story about Jane Addams


Award: Orbis Pictus Award - Recommended


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/27/2015
Shelf Awareness 07/07/2015
School Library Journal 09/01/2015 pg. 182
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2015
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2015 pg. 133
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/02/2015 pg. 47

About the Author

Tanya Lee Stone loves to write about women pushing boundaries where no woman has before. Her work has received such accolades as the ALA Robert F. Sibert Award and the Jane Addams Children's Book Award.

Kathryn Brown has illustrated many picture books, including books by Patricia MacLachlan, Mem Fox, and Jane Yolen. Her work has received an ALA Notable citation, an ABA Pick of the List, and a Parenting Magazine Outstanding Children's Book of the Year award, among others.