The Daring Book for Girls - Andrea Buchanan, Miriam Peskowitz New hardcover book

THE DARING BOOK FOR GIRLS

"Going where those dangerous boys don't dare tread."

by ANDREA J BUCHANAN and MIRIAM PESKOWITZ

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Large new hardcover book. 280 pages, published 2008

What The Dangerous Book for Boys did for boys, The Daring Book for Girls is set to do for girls; take them away from the TV and the mobile phone and introduce them to a world of practical, essential, interesting, fun stuff: how to surf, throw a boomerang, the best sleepover games, queens of the ancient world, princesses, female spies; fairy wings and how to make them, the scariest ghost stories, books that will change your life, bush survival – and all the many other things a modern Australian girl needs to know.

The Australian edition will feature home grown heroines, local flora and fauna, relevant history and fascinating tidbits. If your girl wants to know how to read the weather, climb a cliff, play touch footy, make a speech or play a great silly prank, this is the book for her.

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 guide to giggling at sleepovers - although that's included, of course! Whether readers consider themselves tomboys, girly-girls, or a little bit of both, this book is every girl's invitation to adventure.

About the authors

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.

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The Daring Book for Girls by Andrea Buchanan and Miriam Peskowitz