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Gr 2-6 Young readers are introduced to the life and accomplishments of an amazing person: the first woman ever to be elected as a tribal leader of the Florida Seminole Tribe. As a young girl, Jumper demanded to learn to read, sought the education and training needed to become a nurse, and returned to her people to fight diseases and maladies that could easily be avoided with proper medical attention. Annino tells her story in free verse, but...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

This picture book biography celebrates Betty Mae Jumper, in 1967 the first woman to be elected a Seminole tribal leader. Annino's i...Log In or Sign Up to Read More