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Vicki León

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http://vickileon.com

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Nonfiction, History, Women & Gender Studies

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A prolific author of non-fiction, author of numerous books for young and old, Vicki León delights in unearthing unusual facts, fresh anecdotes, and uncommon statistics to create her books on the natural world and the flip side of history. Her book have won rave reviews from a long list of media that includes People magazine. Publishers Weekly, the Los Angeles Times, Voice of America, and numerous NPR stations.

Her bestselling titles for 10 and up include A Raft of Sea Otters, The Secrets of Tidepools, and three titles in the Outrageous Women series.

Her popular titles for older readers include Uppity Women of Ancient Times, Uppity Women of the Renaissance, and the other Uppity titles and the travel title Scenic Highway One.

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Books by Vicki León

Average rating: 3.76 · 843 ratings · 134 reviews · 7 distinct works

	Uppity Women of Medieval Times 3.71 avg rating — 342 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Uppity Women of Ancient Times 3.77 avg rating — 207 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:
	Uppity Women of the Renaissance 3.80 avg rating — 178 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Working IX to V: Orgy Planners, Funeral Clowns, and Other Prized Professions of the Ancient World by Vicki León, Vicki Leon 3.50 avg rating — 105 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Uppity Women of the New World 3.93 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 2001 — 3 editions	My rating:
	How to Mellify a Corpse: and Other Human Stories of Ancient Science and Superstition 3.55 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 2010	My rating:
	Outrageous Women of the Middle Ages 4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings	My rating:

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