Physical Description:viii, 279 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 26 cm print
Edition:1st ed.
Publisher:New York, NY : Collins, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2007]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-276).
Formatted Contents Note:
Building a campfire -- Campfire songs -- Coolest paper airplane ever -- Abigail Adams' letters with John Adams -- Clubhouses and forts -- Daisy chains and ivy crowns -- God's eyes / Ojos de Dios -- Writing letters -- Reading tide charts -- Making a Seine net -- Women spies -- How to be a spy -- Climbing -- Queens of the ancient world iII: Cleopatra of Egypt -- Lemonade stand -- How to paddle a canoe -- The ultimate scooter -- Bird watching -- Modern women leaders -- Rules of the game: darts -- Math tricks -- Words to impress -- Tree swing -- Yoga: sun salutation -- Three silly pranks -- What is the Bill of Rights? -- The three sisters -- Peach pit rings -- First aid -- Queens of the ancient world IV: Boudica's rebellion against Rome -- Roller skating -- Boys -- Robert's rules -- Watercolor painting on the go -- Making a peg board game -- Handclap games -- Finance: interest, stocks, and bonds -- Marco Polo and water polo -- A short history of women Olympic firsts -- How to negotiate a salary -- Public speaking -- Telling ghost stories -- How to change a tire -- Make your own quill pen -- Hiking -- Greek and Latin root words -- Paper flowers and capillary action -- Cootie catchers -- Jacks -- Picking who's it -- Queens of the ancient world V: Zenobia, queen of the East -- Japanese T-shirt folding -- States, statehood, capitals, flowers and trees- plus Canada! -- Make your own paper -- Books that will change your life -- Miscellanea -- Daring book for girls badges.
Summary, etc.:
Celebrating the idea that anything boys can do, girls can do better, a guide to adventure for girls of all ages includes such chapters as "Fourteen games of tag," "How to negotiate a salary," "Math tricks," and "Daisy chains and ivy crowns."