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The Pocket Daring Book for Girls: Discoveries and Pastimes

The Pocket Daring Book for Girls: Discoveries and Pastimes

by Andrea Buchanan (Author), Miriam Peskowitz (Author), Andrea Buchanan (Author), Miriam Peskowitz (Author)

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    Hardcover 2008

    $3.24
Synopsis

Brilliant things to know selected from the only book for all self-respecting girls from the team behind THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR BOYS. 'The Daring Book for Girls' is the manual for everything that girls need to know -- and that doesn't mean sewing buttonholes! And now we have The Pocket Daring Book for Girls: Discoveries and Pastimes. Packed with everything a self-respecting Daring Girl should know, and plenty more besides. So, here we present to you The Daring Girl's Guide to Danger, Women who Changed the World, Pirate Stories, Galaxies, the Fibonacci Sequence, Words to Impress and much much more.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 224
 Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 01 Oct 2008
ISBN 10: 0007289898
ISBN 13: 9780007289899

Media Reviews
Praise for The Daring Book for Girls 'Gung-ho girly advice!the boys had their Dangerous book, now this one is for us' Good Housekeeping 'I can't imagine not wanting to get stuck in to The Daring Book for Girls. It's an admirable project' Jenny Diski, Sunday Times 'The authors mix inspiring tales of girls who made good ... with a scrap bag of how-tos for girlish activities ... The Daring Book for Girls keeps ... practical knowledge from getting drowned in the techno-flow' The New York Times 'We've had The Dangerous Book for Boys - now it's our turn. Refreshingly, it's not about lipstick tips, but pioneering women who inspire us' Glamour
Author Bio
Andrea Buchanan is the mother of a daughter and a son, both of whom are equally daring. Before she was a writer, she was a pianist who once performed a solo concert at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall. This is her fifth book. Miriam Peskowitz is the mother of two girls, including an eight-year-old who climbs trees and leads spy missions in the backyard. She has been a camp counselor, an historian, a blogger, a musician, a professor, and is the author of several books, including The Truth Behind the Mommy Wars.