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Girls Can!: Make It Happen | 
 enlarge | Author: Rick Kupchella
Creator: Marilyn Brown
Publisher: Tristan Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $16.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 936879
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 40
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 10.5 x 0.6
ISBN: 0972650431
EAN: 9780972650434
ASIN: 0972650431
Publication Date: October 30, 2004
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Condition: New, no remainder mark. From non-smoking, no-pet home. Satisfaction guaranteed.
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 Very Positive Message! July 5, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
My two daughters received this book from their Great Aunt and Uncle last week, and we liked it so much we decided to purchase one for my sister's two daughters. I was so surprised to see such negative reviews that I had to write a review myself. It is truly astounding that anyone could take such a positive message as this book represents and try to make it sound negative, but I suppose some people could find negative in anything.
The message we get from Kupchella's wonderful book is that each girl, throughout her life, will determine the road she will travel. She gets to choose from all the incredible possibilities out there, and it doesn't matter where she begins. I love that Kupchella mentions motivation coming from within, and being as individual as each person.
Further, the illustrations are very colorful and captivating. My four year old loves the page where Sandra is daydreaming, looking at the clouds, which represent all the boundless possibilities for her life. If you like having positive energy in your home, this book incorporates plenty of it throughout its pages.
mixed feelings September 4, 2006
I have mixed feelings about this book. As has been stated, the illustrations are really bright and colorful. And obviously, the women featured are amazing people. But...it does have a very simplistic (even for a kids book) heavy-handed way about it. And somehow it bugs me that the primary author is a man. No women authors available to do the job? The underlying message, though, that with determination you can do it, is a useful one for little girls.
 A good read! October 15, 2005
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
Girls Can! By Rick Kupchella is a celebration of girls and what they can accomplish when they believe in themselves. Kupchella writes his story with the cooperation of Sandra Day O'Connor (the first female Supreme Court associate justice), Jackie Joyner-Kersee (Olympic gold medal winner) and Sally Ride (the first American woman astronaut in space).
Kupchella's book celebrates girls and all the wonderful things they can do when they are determined and put forth the energy and hard work. Through the individual stories of O'Conner, Joyner-Kersee and Ride, Kupchella inspires and challenges all girls to do what they want and to be what they want to be.
Girls Can! is an important message that must begin early and continue forever! The illustrations are colorful, bold and inviting and children will love them. This is a keeper book
Armchair Interviews says: We would love to see a book for boys also. In this day and age, we all need encouragement.
 A little sexism for your sweetie March 29, 2005
6 out of 12 found this review helpful
Despite getting higher grades in school and making up 52% of college graduates, girls apparently need a little extra patronizing and mixed messages about their ability to succeed.
In three condescending, inanely written bios of famous women, we learn than Jackie Joyner-Kersee could run fast, fast, fast! Always helpful for winning gold medals, I suppose. Sandra Day O'Connor grew up on a ranch and had no idea she'd be the first female Supreme Court Justice:
"Sandra said: Find that Thing! Find that one special Thing! It's Inside you. It's where you belong!"
How about fewer exclamation points and more elucidation? My special place inside feels like indigestion right now.
Most shocking of all, future astronaut Sally Ride was ... can you believe it ... good at math. "She could add and subtract all her numbers." Really? You need arithmetic to navigate a space ship? Imagine.
My husband spotted the book's worst flaw: while the last page tells girls they're in the driver's seat, it depicts a blonde bimbo steering a red convertible, poodle at her side, in a demonstration of - what? That beauty is really what matters in the end? What's the bottom line here?
great book for (...) girls January 16, 2005
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I really like this book for my (...)girl. It talks about different ways to dream big dreams and make them happen. It's a wonderful addition to our nightime reading library!!
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