Girls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women |  | Author: Catherine Thimmesh
Creator: Melissa Sweet
Publisher: Sandpiper
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 43328
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Pages: 64
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 7.9 x 0.3
ISBN: 0618195637
Dewey Decimal Number: 609.2273
UPC: 046442195638
EAN: 9780618195633
ASIN: 0618195637
Publication Date: March 11, 2002
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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?
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Inspirational September 1, 2009
Morgin Felicia (USA)
"Girls Think of Everything" is a great book! It is written with inspiration for young girls. Whether they have any intention of being an inventor or not, this book is sure to encourage them to follow their dreams. There are not enough books like this one that are written for vibrant, curious young women.
Great examples of practical inventions done by women July 9, 2009
Jagoda Urban-Klaehn (Idaho Falls, ID USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was expecting to read about Maria Curie or Lisa Meitner. Instead it was a book about seems ordinary women (and girls!) who contributed in very practical fields like inventing windshield wipers, snugli, computer compilers or chocolate chip cookies.
The book explains well that women had to go through much more hardship than men to be able to go through the experimental phase of their inventions. For instance Patsy O. Sherman who invented the Scotchguard was not even allowed in the textile mills.... to supervise the product production.
Aunt for neice May 2, 2008
GBR (CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this based on other reviews for my soon to be 8 year old neice. I read it and she is going to love it. Very excited to promote the old the idea of "girl power" because there is still gender bias in the classrooms and peer pressure.
The best book ever August 12, 2007
K. Cullinan (Charleston, SC United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book was the best book I have read so far on my summer reading book list. It was very interesting to me. It is the best subject to write a book on. I had the best time reading it. I think that people could have more confidence to invent something after reading this book, even men.
 Book of Interest July 17, 2006
R. Combs (Oklahoma)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book allowed me to share stories of inventions by women with my students. Girls often feel left out of the "science of invention", this book allows them to relate to accomplishments in a field where girls often don't relate to the material presented.
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