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 enlarge | Authors: Andrea J. Buchanan, Miriam Peskowitz
Creator: Alexis Seabrook
Publisher: Collins
Category: Book
List Price: $26.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  145 reviews
Sales Rank: 236
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.3
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 7.6 x 1.2
ISBN: 0061472573
Dewey Decimal Number: 646.7008342
EAN: 9780061472572
ASIN: 0061472573
Publication Date: November 1, 2007
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Condition: stains on front cover, slightly warped Used - Acceptable
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 Great fun for all ages November 9, 2007
11 out of 14 found this review helpful
This book is chock-full of fascinating, fun and useful information. The sections on slumber party games and campfire "sit-upons" evoked happy childhood memories; and the sports, tire-changing, and finance entries contained information I wish I'd had access too in my own youth! I'm grateful to Buchanan and Peskowitz for solving the annual dilemma of what to give the girls on my holiday list--but this book isn't just for girls and women. My teenaged son is intrigued by it, too. We are looking forward to making our own quill pens and peach pit rings. (I'm steeling myself to discover that he's short-sheeted my bed, too!)
If you have a daughter, buy this book! November 9, 2007
53 out of 58 found this review helpful
I don't know what I like better -- The Daring Book for Girls or the fact that it's written by two women I greatly admire, Andrea Buchanan and Miriam Peskowitz.
Written as a sequel, of sorts, to last year's The Dangerous Book for Boys, The Daring Book for Girls is a compendium of activities and information to help today's girls rediscover that there are ways to have fun besides shopping at the mall, watching Hannah Montana or IM'ing their friends.
As the mother of a seven-year-old daughter, I was thrilled when I learned that the founders of MotherTalk would be writing this book and couldn't wait to see what it would have in store.
When it arrived, my daughter and I were both very excited because it's just got so much STUFF! Where to begin? There was so much to take in after I was done ooh-ing and aah-ing over the beautiful teal cover with the sparkly silver letters (yes, that did appeal to the "girl" in me!)
How to make a lemon-powered clock (really!)? Reading the chapters on women who were pirates and spies? How to make a tree swing or check out the list of books "that will change your life?"
Aimed at the "tween" girl market, it is perfect for that age group, billing itself as the book "for every girl with an independent spirit and a nose for trouble."
If you're the parent of a daughter who could use a little nudging to take off the headphones and get a little fresh air, then this book is just what the doctor (or Santa) ordered. There are so many great craft ideas and topics to spark the imagination of a girl it's hard to know where to start.
Since the book's release, some commenters have questioned whether this type of book can really have an impact on the way our daughters are socialized today -- can we really hope that a book that is an homage to our childhoods in the 1970s will be the tonic that will drag our girls out from behind the laptops and forsake the sassy outfits?
Can it really get our girls away from the world of Libby Lu parties, Bratz Dolls, and questionable Halloween outfits?
Is it too much to take the feminist optimism we had as girls of the MS. generation and help our daughters discover that they can do "boy" things, too? I think it's imperative. At seven, my daughter is already succumbing to the phenomenon of boys having too much sway on her budding self-esteem. If a few of the activities in this book can help boost her already waning self-confidence, then I'm going to go for it.
Perhaps it is too much to expect that one book can start a new feminist wave for our daughters of the 21st Century. But if we don't start somewhere, who will?
As a parent, I can't be responsible for reclaiming the girlhoods of all the "tweens" in America by making them turn off the Disney Channel and sit down to make a quill pen or learn about Queens of the Ancient World. But I can start with one excited second-grader and I'm planning on doing just that.
What I can do is take one second-grade girl, who is chomping at the bit to dig into the activities in The Daring Book for Girls, and help her discover things she never thought she could do. And I can make sure other moms know about it, too.
 Positive Book with Some Unfortunate Parts November 9, 2007
89 out of 266 found this review helpful
While I was originally glad to see a companion to the Dangerous Book for Boys, the authors of this book have chosen to include several articles that Christian parents (and others) might find problematic:
1. An chapter on palm reading and fortune telling
2. Several problematic "Slumber Party Games" such as "Bloody Mary," where girls are encouraged to summon spirits, and "Light as a Feather/Stiff as a Board," a levitation game that comes out of the Spiritualism movement.
3. A chapter on Yoga
4. A chapter on Ghost Stories.
While even many Christian parents will see these topics are harmless, fascination with and instruction about magic and the demonic in this fashion is far more dangerous than fictional books such as Harry Potter.
covers many topics November 8, 2007
17 out of 20 found this review helpful
This book is as wonderful as the Dangerous Book for Boys. I have a son, but bought the Daring Girls for my niece. After flipping through the book, I think I will order a second copy for myself! There are things in there that I have always wanted to learn how to do. If I could hide the title of the book, I'm sure my son would enjoy things inside of it too. But heaven forbid that he be caught reading a book written for girls! :) Thank you for writing such an interesting, wonderful book!
Daring Book for Girls November 5, 2007
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
Bought this book as a gift for my 13 year old granddaughter for Christmas. Have looked through it and think she will find much of it interesting. Gave the Dangerous Book for Boys to my son-in-law who is the father of two grade school boys and he has bookmarked many pages to do with his sons. Karen Staege
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