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- 9780618195633
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0618195637
ISBN-13
9780618195633
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2147463
Product Key Features
Book Title
Girls Think of Everything : Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women
Number of Pages
128 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology, Biography & Autobiography / Women, Girls & Women
Publication Year
2022
Features
Reprint
Illustrator
Sweet, Melissa, Yes
Genre
Juvenile Nonfiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
11.4 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
LCCN
99-036270
Reviews
"GIRLS THINK OF EVERYTHING is a wonderful book, as surprising as it is inspiring .... Buy this book for the girl you love today, and she may well become a mother of invention tomorrow." -- Pulitzer Prize winner Natalie Angier, author of WOMAN: AN INTIMATE GEOGRAPHY, 1999 National Book Award finalist BOX "This very attractive, informative book will find an audience among browsers and report writers alike." -Booklist, boxed review (3/15/00) Booklist, ALA, Starred Review "An outstanding collective biography of women and girls who changed the world with their inventions." -School Library Journal (4/00) School Library Journal "This book is an inspired ode to women inventors." -Publishers Weekly Publishers Weekly, "GIRLS THINK OF EVERYTHING is a wonderful book, as surprising as it is inspiring .... Buy this book for the girl you love today, and she may well become a mother of invention tomorrow." -- Pulitzer Prize winner Natalie Angier, author of WOMAN: AN INTIMATE GEOGRAPHY, 1999 National Book Award finalist BOX "This very attractive, informative book will find an audience among browsers and report writers alike." --Booklist, boxed review (3/15/00) Booklist, ALA, Starred Review "An outstanding collective biography of women and girls who changed the world with their inventions." --School Library Journal (4/00) School Library Journal "This book is an inspired ode to women inventors." --Publishers Weekly Publishers Weekly
Dewey Edition
23
Grade From
Third Grade
Dewey Decimal
609.2520973
Grade To
Seventh Grade
Edition Description
Reprint
Synopsis
In kitchens and living rooms, in garages and labs and basements, even in converted chicken coops, women and girls have invented ingenious innovations that have made our lives simpler and better. Their creations are some of the most enduring (the windshield wiper) and best loved (the chocolate chip cookie). What inspired these women, and just how did they turn their ideas into realities? Features women inventors Ruth Wakefield, Mary Anderson, Stephanie Kwolek, Bette Nesmith Graham, Patsy O. Sherman, Ann Moore, Grace Murray Hopper, Margaret E. Knight, Jeanne Lee Crews, and Valerie L. Thomas, as well as young inventors ten-year-old Becky Schroeder and eleven-year-old Alexia Abernathy. Illustrated in vibrant collage by Caldecott Honor artist Melissa Sweet., Award-winning author-illustrator duo Catherine Thimmesh and Melissa Sweet inspire a new generation of innovators in this fascinating celebration of women inventors from diverse backgrounds. For fans of Women Who Dared and Women in Science. In kitchens and living rooms, in garages and labs and basements, even in converted chicken coops, women and girls have invented ingenious innovations that have made our lives simpler and better. Their creations are some of the most enduring (the windshield wiper) and best loved (the chocolate chip cookie). What inspired these women, and just how did they turn their ideas into realities? From Sibert winner Catherine Thimmesh and Caldecott honor winner Melissa Sweet, this collective biography tells the stories of women and girls, their obstacles, and how they changed the world with their inventions., Award-winning duo Catherine Thimmesh and Melissa Sweet inspire a new generation of innovators in this fascinating celebration of women inventors from diverse backgrounds. For fans of Women Who Dared and Women in Science. In kitchens and living rooms, in garages and labs and basements, even in converted chicken coops, women and girls have invented ingenious innovations that have made our lives simpler and better. What inspired these girls, and just how did they turn their ideas into realities? Retaining reader-tested favorite inventions, this updated edition of the best-selling Girls Think of Everything features seven new chapters that better represent our diverse and increasingly technological world, offering readers stories about inventions that are full of hope and vitality--empowering them to think big, especially in the face of adversity., Award-winning author-illustrator duo Catherine Thimmesh and Melissa Sweet inspire a new generation of innovators in this fascinating celebration of women inventors from diverse backgrounds. For fans of Women Who Dared and Women in Science.
LC Classification Number
T39.T48 2000
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- j***e (352)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseFast shipping, item better then described. The pants were packaged sealed for freshness. Great seller. Item shipped out next day. Fast handling time.
- m***- (33)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseShipping was fine a bit small on packaging however folded neatly and kept shape The pants were new condition without tags as described however seller made a mistake on the sizing which turned out fine for me as I needed a smaller length anyway. Good overall value for me although the sizing was mistakenly posted it turned out to be perfect for me
- e***s (514)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseItem as described. Took care to neatly package to assure no damage was done in the shipping process.