Jane Addams: Pioneer Social Worker

by Charnan Simon

Presents the life of the woman whose devotion to social work led to her establishing Hull House in Chicago and who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931.

Genres: Nonfiction, History

43 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Charity Cole · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good intro to how social work started in America.

[Shelli · Rating 4 out of 5]

Charnan Simon did a fine job with the narration of this non-fiction picture/small chapter book on the inspirational Jane Addams. Simon writes as if she is having a conversation with a young student, or a classroom of them, explaining things in a way that would make sense. For example, when describing the Nineteenth Amendment she wrote: “Imagine that in your classroom, only boys could vote on what to play at recess or which book to read at playtime. Would that be fair?” This would be a wonderful addition to any grade school or public library.

[Social Studies]

Ohio's New Learning Standards for Social Studies
Grade 2
Strand: History

[Makaila Schmidt · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Jane Adams: Pioneer Social Worker" by Charnan Simon in an informational text about Jane Addams. Through each chapter it talks about how Jane grew up, then her "big idea", to becoming a pioneer social worker. The book included many real pictures with captions as to what is going on in them. It is important for young readers to become aware about captions and to make sure they read them to enhance their understanding. It also include tidbits of information about things talked about. For example, it includes the definition of immigrants and information about WWI etc.