Juliette Low

by Mildred Mastin Pace, Danny L. Miller, Jane Castle (Illustrator)

Traces the life of the founder of the Girl Scouts in America from her girlhood in Savannah, Georgia during the Civil War to her death in 1927

202 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 1997

Reviews

[Katie]

Hard to imagine a generation that lived through
the Civil War AND WWI. Astonishing.

[Pearly Wirly]

Juliette Low was super cool. She almost seems unreal. Born in Georgia, accidentally insulted freaking General Grant when she was a little girl, became deaf in one ear after trying a new medical treatment on herself, married a titled British guy, became a blacksmith for fun, offered humanitarian aid to people during WWI, founded the girl scouts, and traveled the world. I mean. And she was super pretty.

I loved this book, except for the Indian kidnapping story, which was shockingly dark compared to the rest of this child-friendly book. But I guess kids were probably exposed to some pretty dark stuff by necessity more than today.