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The Daring Book For Girls
by
Andrea J. Buchanan (Goodreads Author),
Miriam B. Peskowitz
THE DARING BOOK FOR GIRLS is the manual for everything that girls need to know –– and that doesn't mean sewing buttonholes! Whether it's female heroes in history, secret note–passing skills, science projects, friendship bracelets, double dutch, cats cradle, the perfect cartwheel or the eternal mystery of what boys are thinking, this book has it all. But it's not just a gui
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(first published October 30th 2007)
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Every girl between the ages of about 8 and 14 should have this on her shelf. What other book contains a bio on Amelia Earhart, instructions on how to make peach pit rings and cat's cradle, the periodic table, and slumber party games? The ultimate guide for the 21st century girl because of its balance between erudition and fun, and the book most likely to be handed down to her daughter.
A note re: some of the other comments: if you read the portions of the book some others refer to as "supernatura...more
A note re: some of the other comments: if you read the portions of the book some others refer to as "supernatura...more
I don't really expect Rebecca to pick up this book and do the activities herself, but right now, I love reading it and teaching her some of the things I missed as a kid and some of my favorite things. I also thought the authors did a good job collecting a large variety of activities, showing what a girl can do, and not telling a girl what they should do.
Now my job is to make sure Rebecca has enough free time to try out the things she wishes to do and is not over-scheduled with extracurricular a...more
Now my job is to make sure Rebecca has enough free time to try out the things she wishes to do and is not over-scheduled with extracurricular a...more
this is a fun way to figure out something to do today its a good book and has a bunch of interesting things to read about. i recomend it to all girls who get bored during the day
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At first I thought I would love this book, since we love The Dangerous Book for boys. However, after looking at it further and seeing the sections on: Conjuring up the spirit of Bloody Mary, Palm reading, Levitation, and Summoning spirits... It will not be a book I will let me girls have and keep in my home. I don't know why they had to include this garbage.
I did like the idea of the book, and found something similar on the Bargain shelf at Barnes and Noble a couple weeks ago, that was reprinte...more
I did like the idea of the book, and found something similar on the Bargain shelf at Barnes and Noble a couple weeks ago, that was reprinte...more
Dec 31, 2007
Kelly
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3 of 5 stars
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Recommends it for:
Grades 4-5, Adults
Shelves:
young-adult
Well this book has some very cool biographies about important women who have helped shape history, sandwiched between articles on the "History of Palm Reading" and "How to Frost a Cake." This eclectic mix won't appeal to most girls and might offend some. The text is written above the target audience level, making it appropriate for only confident readers in grades 4 & 5.
The text heavy articles wouldn't appeal to many of the students at my middle school, and I can't use it as a source for re...more
The text heavy articles wouldn't appeal to many of the students at my middle school, and I can't use it as a source for re...more
This book is more for parents who wish to take a trip down memory lane, back to the fun times in their childhood. But give it to a girl older than eight, it's going to be a huge disappointment. Not to mention slightly insulting.
Tag? Four Square? Double Dutch? Putting my hair up with a pencil? Snowballs? Really? That's daring? All these things have been done and is old news by the age of eight, at the most. The book sticks to much to the stereotypes for girls and talks down slightly to the reader...more
Tag? Four Square? Double Dutch? Putting my hair up with a pencil? Snowballs? Really? That's daring? All these things have been done and is old news by the age of eight, at the most. The book sticks to much to the stereotypes for girls and talks down slightly to the reader...more
Aug 29, 2008
Amanda
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4 of 5 stars
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Recommends it for:
all females
As soon as I had a peek into this book I knew I had to own it. It's full of cool things that all girls should know, like how to put your hair up with a pencil; how to tie a sari; how to press flowers, whistle with two fingers, make a cloth-covered book, make a willow whistle and even stuff that isn't considered so girly like how to build a good campfire and make paper airplanes; clubhouses and forts, public speaking - this book has everything! It even has a section on boys and several on famous...more
DID YOU KNOW...?
Before Julia Childs was a chef, she was a spy?
Before Julia Childs was a chef, she was a spy?
The Daring Book for Girls by Andrea J. Buchanan and Miriam Peskowitz was a wonderful book that has everything any girl would ever need to know in order to have a great time with her friends! There is something for everyone in this book, from basketball, to princesses, to Bloody Mary; this book has it all! There was so many interesting facts that I never knew, and I learned so much.This book is mostly instructions on how to play games, so if you're looking for book with a storyline, I would chose...more
This book is a guide for girls, it includes, how to play basketball, how to play card, information about women in the past who has made great accomplishments and the list goes on. Basically this book has everything a girl would need.
The reason why I picked this book started way back when we were doing the four literary elements. There was this video on Irony by WhatYouOughtToKnow, I liked him and started watching his videos. I came across a video by him called 'The Dangerous Book For Boys' and w...more
The reason why I picked this book started way back when we were doing the four literary elements. There was this video on Irony by WhatYouOughtToKnow, I liked him and started watching his videos. I came across a video by him called 'The Dangerous Book For Boys' and w...more
It's a shame that the "For Boys" author decided to arbitrarily divvy up childhood fun by gender. I considered these as Christmas presents for a niece and a nephew, but perusing them in the store, I could not justify telling a girl that her job is to make friendship bracelets while her brother makes the model rockets. All the activities in both books looked fun, but one's quantity of X chromosomes really shouldn't factor into whether one enjoys skipping stones or not.
Girls are given a marvelous, widely varied manual on making their daring endeavors happen in this engaging non-fiction read. Learn everything from how to tie a sari, make daisy chains and ivy crowns, and about princesses today, to how to make a lemon-powered clock, change a tire, care for your softball glove, and what should be in every girl's toolbox. Giving the reigns to girls in deciding what unique mix of interests they choose to explore, this celebration of adventure and fun, technology fre...more
Apr 25, 2011
Megan
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4 of 5 stars
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I didn't "read" this per se. I went through the whole book and only read the chapters that interested me. It's a rather large book, so I think it would keep a young girl interested for a long period of time. It's a book she could refer to as she ages since the activities and articles vary in difficulty and age appropriateness. If I had a daughter I would definitely buy this for her bookshelf. It covers a wide variety of subjects and projects (sports, games, crafts, experiments, and stories). Her...more
Apr 01, 2011
Imani
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I would have loved this book when I was growing up! But flicking through it as an adult, there are definitely bits that I can still appreciate. (Namely: how to change a tyre, ho ho. Wish I'd known that last week.) I think this is a book that will grow with a girl -- for example, the section on must see travel destinations features a few places that I want to see too (and plan to see, now that I am all grown up and earning!). I love how this book recommends Everest/the Himalayas as a cool place t...more
This book receives the four star rating because, despite the authors' most detailed instructions, combined with my best efforts, I still cannot whistle with two fingers.
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This is an excellent book filled with all sorts of things that will appeal to all sorts of girls. There are biographies of famous women, the rules to different sports, how-tos for crafts, letter writing, foreign language lessons, etc. etc. It's fun and informative.
It is however a little lite. Most of the instructions are extrememly basic and if a girl actually wanted to do the described activity she'd probably need to do further reseaerch.
It's also very back to basics, eschewing all electronic t...more
It is however a little lite. Most of the instructions are extrememly basic and if a girl actually wanted to do the described activity she'd probably need to do further reseaerch.
It's also very back to basics, eschewing all electronic t...more
Jul 18, 2011
Cheryl in CC NV
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4 of 5 stars
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Recommends it for:
Judy
I didn't read every word of this - after all I'm an adult with a disability and I won't be playing basketball or doing cartwheels any time soon. But I read enough to know that I would have loved this as a girl. What a variety of games, crafts, chants, tidbits from history & other courses, poems, a reading list, 'how-tos' for athletics, etc. etc.! Told with the voice of a favorite aunt. I recommend it as a gift to a girl age 7-10, as there's both stuff she can do now, and stuff she'll grow in...more
The "Daring Book for Girls" is a perfect guide to activities and history for girls with tons of tips, directions, and much more. It contains information for everything from doing cartwheels, to palm-reading, to a history of princesses of the world, to playing basketball and softball, to making an lemon-powered clock. This is an essential book for any type of girl with a creative mind. I enjoyed it and it gave me great tips. The one thing "The Daring Book for Girls" could improve on is by adding...more
Jul 16, 2009
Kirsten
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3 of 5 stars
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childrens-literature
Life is hard to predict. After all, you never know when you'll need to know how to tie a Sari. It had probably quite slipped your mind that you didn't know how to tie one. No worries--it's in the book, and more. The contents have been compiled with a broad interpretation of the gender (i.e. not just bows and lace), and thus have achieved a good level of interest--maybe even for a boy (gasp!). It would be true to say you can probably find most of the information on the internet. The greatest prop...more
This is definitely educational~ more of a 'pick up and look up when curious' type pf read, rather than straight through. I am by NO means a feminist, but it is fun to learn about adventurous women in the world. Encourages movement~ much needed in our digital age! ;)
My qualm with it is, the illustrations are done in that "ideal" 50's home-maker style, the kind you'd see on an old Coca-Cola billboard, which I'm not the biggest fan of, but at the same time, I suppose it fits the old fashioned enco...more
My qualm with it is, the illustrations are done in that "ideal" 50's home-maker style, the kind you'd see on an old Coca-Cola billboard, which I'm not the biggest fan of, but at the same time, I suppose it fits the old fashioned enco...more
'For every girl with an independent spirit and a nose for trouble..' Have you ever gotten tired of reading novels, then you picked up a graphic novel, then a magazine, and you got tired of all of these? Well, maybe this book is for you. It has everything from jump rope rhymes, famous women spies and pranks to pull. This book kept me occupied for hours and hours. The only things that disappointed me were the palm reading pages and inappropriately dressed women in some old paintings. The overall i...more
Stumped on what to get your teenage niece for Christmas? Look no further. This is the perfect gift for any young girl…or any woman who has never really grown up.
The Daring Book for Girls, by Andrea Buchanan and Miriam Peskowitz, is jam-packed with information every girl needs, like how to change a tire, how to conquer public speaking, and even how to survive in the wilderness. This book can be read front to back or can be used as an easy go-to reference.
While it’s not the best reference book out...more
The Daring Book for Girls, by Andrea Buchanan and Miriam Peskowitz, is jam-packed with information every girl needs, like how to change a tire, how to conquer public speaking, and even how to survive in the wilderness. This book can be read front to back or can be used as an easy go-to reference.
While it’s not the best reference book out...more
While the Dangerous Book for Boys truly was dangerous--it goes against the grain of popular wisdom on how boys should be--and indeed for boys--audaciously confirming that masculinity is okay for boys--the "daring" counterpart for girls is neither daring nor quintessentially feminine in the sense parallel to the zesty masculinity of the original. Instead, it tries too hard to be a girl's version of the original, seeming to go out of its way to show that girls can be both boys and girls too.
The p...more
The p...more
Oct 23, 2008
Lisa
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5 of 5 stars
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Shelves:
nonfiction,
children-s-books
From the first paragraph of the introduction, I was sucked in.
Being almost 30 and a mother of two, my childhood seems so far away, and yet still so close. As I turned the pages of this book, I found myself reliving the girlhood I had left behind. I was taken back to the days of exploring, playing Chinese jump rope, making friendship bracelets, and of course, slumber parties.
I could picture myself back in the fifth grade out on the foursquare court playing with my friends, or how terrified I wa...more
Being almost 30 and a mother of two, my childhood seems so far away, and yet still so close. As I turned the pages of this book, I found myself reliving the girlhood I had left behind. I was taken back to the days of exploring, playing Chinese jump rope, making friendship bracelets, and of course, slumber parties.
I could picture myself back in the fifth grade out on the foursquare court playing with my friends, or how terrified I wa...more
The Daring Book for Girls is a guide to fun and adventure for pre-teen through early teen girls. Often this book sent me on a trip down memory lane to my own childhood. All the versions of tag, slumber party games, sleep outs in the backyard and roller skating, amongst many other things, reminded me of all the fun things I did as a young girl.
When I first started reading I was marking all the things I liked with sticky notes. It did not take me long to realize that I was going to burn through a...more
When I first started reading I was marking all the things I liked with sticky notes. It did not take me long to realize that I was going to burn through a...more
I'm not sure if I can really call this "read" because I didn't read it. I suppose I should have read more about it before I even selected it as a "to-read" choice.
I only gave it 1 star because of the absolute disapointment I felt when I opened this book and saw what it was really about. Here is the first thing I read, "The publisher and authors acknowlege the inspiration of The Dangerouse Book for Boys for the concept and design for this book and are gratefurl to Conn and Hal Iggulden for their...more
I only gave it 1 star because of the absolute disapointment I felt when I opened this book and saw what it was really about. Here is the first thing I read, "The publisher and authors acknowlege the inspiration of The Dangerouse Book for Boys for the concept and design for this book and are gratefurl to Conn and Hal Iggulden for their...more
I've enjoyed this book very much. Because the individual topics are so varied, it's easy to skip around to sections that interest you. It's funny reading the other reviews; people hate it because it teaches girls to be "like boys" or, conversely, that it doesn't teach them to be strong enough feminists. To me that indicates the balance at work here. I'd have preferred if they'd left out things about palm reading and summoning Bloody Mary, but that's only a small part of a very interesting book,...more
An excellent summer read for all girls that are bored at home. Whether the girl you know is a lady in waiting (not quite a princess, but close), sassy, tough, a hipster or mastermind of some part of the universe, this book will be perfect for her. With a combination of DIY activities and lesser-known games, as well as historical facts and foreign language terms, this book could keep a girl consumed for many days by exploring amous women of the past, learning a new hobby or creating unique crafts...more
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Andrea J. Buchanan is a New York Times bestselling writer whose newest book is the young adult novel GIFT. Her work includes The Daring Book For Girls, Mother Shock, and six other books. Before becoming a writer, Andi was a classical pianist; she studied at the Boston Conservatory of Music, where she earned her bachelor of music degree, and continued her graduate studies at the San Francisco Conse...more
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