Grace Banker and Her Hello Girls Answer the Call: The Heroic Story of Wwi Telephone Operators (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781684373505)

Led by twenty-five-year-old Grace Banker, thirty-two telephone operators -- affectionately called "Hello Girls" back in the US -- became the first female combatants in World War I.

Follow Grace Banker's journey from her busy life as a telephone switchboard trainer in New York to her pioneering role as the Chief Operator of the 1st Unit of World War I telephone operators in the battlefields of France. With expert skill, steady nerves, and steadfast loyalty, the Signal Corps operators transferred orders from commanders to battlefields and communicated top-secret messages between American and French headquarters. After faithfully serving her country --undaunted by freezing weather and fires; long hours and little sleep, and nearby shellings and far off explosions -- Grace was the first and only woman operator in the Signal Corps to be awarded the Army's Distinguished Service Medal.

Author: Claudia Friddell
ISBN-10: 1684373506
ISBN-13: 9781684373505
Publisher: Calkins Creek Books
Language: English
Published: 02/02/2021
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 11.00h x 9.20w x 0.40d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.7
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 511765 / Grace Banker and Her Hello Girls Answer the Call: The Heroic Story of Wwi Telephone Operators


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2021
Booklist 01/01/2021 pg. 60
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2021
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2021 pg. 111
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2021 - Superior,Well Above Average