The House That Jane Built: A Story about Jane Addams

by Tanya Lee Stone

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805090495
• ISBN13: 9780805090499
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.2" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4