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The Daring Book for Girls [Hardcover]

Andrea Buchanan , Miriam Peskowitz
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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Book Description

18 Feb 2008

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!

There have been pale imitations of our ‘Dangerous Book for Boys’ trying to create the same for girls. But nothing has achieved that same feeling of freedom and adventure that the ‘Dangerous Book’ had in abundance. But now ‘The Daring Book for Girls’ will fill that gap. It is a real daring book written by real girls for real girls. And what real girls want, just look at their comments on-line, is adventure, excitement, and just as much danger as the boys.

So here we present to you Famous Women Spies and Pirates, Women Who Changed the World, How to Make and Fly a Kite, Seven Daring Wonders of the World, How to Survive in the Wild, and how to try to begin to understand why boys show you they fancy you by pulling your hair.

The only cooking you’ll find in ‘The Daring Book for Girls’ is cooking over a fire, in the wilderness, while your friends tell you ghost stories to scare you witless!



Product details

  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins (18 Feb 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0007268556
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007268559
  • Product Dimensions: 24.6 x 19.2 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 317,829 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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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

From the Back Cover

For every girl with an independent spirit and a nose for trouble, here is the no-boys-allowed guide to adventure.

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Your imagination unleashed 15 Mar 2009
Format:Hardcover
My daughter LOVES this book and now has a 'Daring Book for Girls' bag packed to take with her whenever we go out. The breadth of things covered is amazing; tree climbing, knots, spies, but it also feeds the mind - she wants to watch Elizabeth and has expanded her reading list too, all because of things in this book. Buy it
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars I received an imported American Book... 15 Feb 2013
By Jeremy
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
The copy I received is an American book. This would be great if you're in the States. But I'm not - and I bought this from Amazon UK.

About half the book isn't going to be of interest to my girls. For example theWomen Inventors/scientists section pretty much just features Americans, the patent facts are all American. In the Bird watching section - you're looking out for Blue Jays, American Robins, American Tree Sparrows. There's lots about softball, John Adams, New York Tides, The US Constitution etc etc

I could go on but you get the picture.

Spelling - obviously all US English too.

There has to be a UK edition or this one just wouldn't sell here. Avoid it.

Poor show Amazon.

---- EDIT ----

Thought I take a punt on a secondhand copy (couldn't understand all the 5 star reviews) and got what appears to be a UK edition.

Completely different content and can now understand all the rave reviews.

The UK one has a pale green cover. Make sure you get that one. (You'll probably have to buy it secondhand.)
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5.0 out of 5 stars love it 3 Jun 2012
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book is like being a scout , without the badges ,I still have it on my book shelf ready for when my daughters get a little bigger.
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