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The Taxing Case of the Cows : A True Story about Suffrage
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The Taxing Case of the Cows : A True Story about Suffrage Hardcover - 2010

by Shea, Pegi Deitz, Van Rynbach, Iris

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  • Title The Taxing Case of the Cows : A True Story about Suffrage
  • Author Shea, Pegi Deitz, Van Rynbach, Iris
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition None
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 32
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher HarperCollins Publishers, Boston:
  • Date 2010-10-25
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 8541608-75
  • ISBN 9780547236315 / 054723631X
  • Weight 0.74 lbs (0.34 kg)
  • Dimensions 10 x 8 x 0.34 in (25.40 x 20.32 x 0.86 cm)
  • Ages 06 to 09 years
  • Grade levels 1 - 4
  • Reading level 910
  • Library of Congress subjects Women - Suffrage - Connecticut - History -, Taxation - Connecticut - History - 19th
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009034136
  • Dewey Decimal Code 324.623

Summary

Almost 100 years after the American Revolution, Abby and Julia Smith were fighting against taxation without representation. Women hadn't been given the vote, and the Smith sisters refused to pay an unfair property tax that they had no voice in establishing. When the authorities confiscated their cows, the Smiths bought them back at auction, thus paying what they owed without paying their taxes. The cows were seized at tax time for a number of years, and the Smiths's stand attracted the attention of women's suffrage supporters across the country. Lively, carefully researched illustrations bring this historical episode vividly to life.

From the publisher

Iris Van Rynbach has written and illustrated numerous children's books, and her work has appeared on the cover of The New Yorker magazine.She lives in Glastonbury, Connecticut, where the Smith sisters' farm was located. Visit her at www.irisvanrynbach.com.

Pegi Deitz Shea, a recipient of the Connecticut Book Award, has written many children's books. She lives in Rockville, Connecticut. Her web site is www.pegideitzshea.com.

Emily Arnold McCully received the Caldecott Medal for Mirette on the High Wire. The illustrator of more than 40 books for young readers, she divides her time between Chatham, New York, and New York City.

Media reviews

"[This] account of a pivotal event in women's long struggle for equality. . .will be particularly welcome in an educational setting."—Booklist 

"At last—an engaging story that brings alive the term 'women's suffrage' to young readers. . . . [A] sparkling account."—Kirkus Reviews "An appealing sample of the resourcefulness of women faced with the bullheadedness of some men."—The Horn Book

About the author

Iris Van Rynbach has written and illustrated numerous children's books, and her work has appeared on the cover of The New Yorker magazine.She lives in Glastonbury, Connecticut, where the Smith sisters' farm was located. Visit her at www.irisvanrynbach.com.

Pegi Deitz Shea, a recipient of the Connecticut Book Award, has written many children's books. She lives in Rockville, Connecticut. Her web site is www.pegideitzshea.com.

Emily Arnold McCully received the Caldecott Medal for Mirette on the High Wire. The illustrator of more than 40 books for young readers, she divides her time between Chatham, New York, and New York City.

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