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  • Women Who Dared: 52 Stories of Fearless Daredevils, Adventurers, and Rebels

    Linda Skeers, Livi Gosling

    Hardcover (Sourcebooks Explore, Sept. 5, 2017)
    The perfect introduction for learning about women throughout history who dared to do the extraordinary! Inspire our new generation of women to explore, discover, persist, succeed, and fight like a girl!Women have been doing amazing, daring, and dangerous things for years, but they're rarely mentioned in our history books as adventurers, daredevils, or rebels. This new compilation of brief biographies features women throughout history who have risked their lives for adventure-many of whom you may not know, but all of whom you'll WANT to know, such as:Annie Edson Taylor, the first person who dared to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman who dared to fly in space Helen Gibson, the first woman who dared to be a professional stunt personAnd many more! If you and your child enjoyed She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton, Little Dreamers, Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls or Girls Think of Everything, you will love reading Women Who Dared.
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  • Women Who Dared: 52 Stories of Fearless Daredevils, Adventurers, and Rebels

    Linda Skeers, Livi Gosling

    eBook (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, Sept. 5, 2017)
    52 Amazing WomenThe perfect children's book gift for our new generation of women who explore, discover, persist, succeed, and fight like a girl!Great and daring women you should know: Women have been doing amazing and daring things for years, but they're rarely mentioned in our history books as adventurers, daredevils, or rebels. It's time to know and recognize a few of these great and daring women. This collection of brief biographies features women throughout history who have risked their lives for adventure, justice, and innovation—many of whom you may not know, but all of whom you'll WANT to know.Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a well-known and recognized hero of our time, now get to know some lesser-known heroes:Annie Edson Taylor, the first person who dared to go over Niagara Falls in a barrelValentina Tereshkova, the first woman who defied all odds to fly in spaceHelen Gibson, the first woman who dared to be a professional stunt personAnd many more!If you and your child enjoyed She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton, Little Dreamers, Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls or Girls Think of Everything, you will love reading Women Who Dared.