Synopses & Reviews
The Information Please Girls' Almanac is the ultimate reference for girl-related topics, from women's history to women's health. This fun and fact-filled resource highlights the achievements, activities, and interests of women and girls around the world. At once informative and entertaining, this edition has been completely revised and updated, with new chapters on women in American history, books, and mythology and new entries on such role models as Venus and Serena Williams, J. K. Rowling and Hillary Rodham Clinton. It answers questions girls may ask, such as
Which countries are ruled by women?
What kinds of things have women invented?
Which books star girls?
What kind of girl-related event happened on my birthday?
What kinds of fashions for girls have been popular through the ages?
Who are the best women in sports?
Which cultures honor goddesses?
What makes a girl a girl?
Synopsis
From history to fashion to women"s health, this fun- and fact-filled reference highlights the achievements, activities, and interests of women and girls around the world. Girlwonder includes chapters on sports, science, mythology, and friendship, with entries on such role models as Venus and Serena Williams, J. K. Rowling, and Hillary
Rodham Clinton. Entertaining and informative, this book promises
to answer the questions and spark the curiosity of every girl.
Featuring
• a calendar of events in women"s history
• "She Said It!" — quotations from famous women
• recommended books with girls as main characters
• the achievements of the best women in sports
• great career ideas for girls
• women inventors
• girls" fashions through the ages
• notes on women who rule: queens, presidents, and prime ministers
Synopsis
Did you ever wonder . . .
. . . who was the best all-around athlete of the twentieth century? (page 174) . . . how to deal with a crush? (page 126) . . . what important event happened on your birthdate? (pages 3 - 41) . . . if a woman has ever been a presidential candidate? (page 225) . . . how the bikini got its name? (page 116) . . . who were some great girl characters in literature? (page 75) . . . what were some of the best girl friendships of all time? (page 100) . . . when schools began to admit women?(page 211) . . . who the Olympian goddesses were and what they ruled? (page 87) . . . who was the model for the Statue of Liberty? (page 68)
Girlwonder answers all of these questions and more. A captivating collection of all things girl-related, this fun-filled and fact-packed guide highlights the great achievements, activities, and interests of women and girls around the world. It includes brilliant quotes from famous women, a calendar of girl-focused historical events, and the accomplishments of the best women in sports, science, politics, and the arts. It also features entertaining entries on fashion, friendship, love, romance, and body and mind.
Girlwonder celebrates the truly amazing, fascinating, wonderful world of girls.
About the Author
Holly Hartman is an editor at Information Please, which publishes several annual almanacs, including the Time for Kids/Information Please Almanac. Information Please also produces Factmonster.com, an award-winning children's Web site, and Infoplease.com.
Table of Contents
CONTENTS 1 Calendar 43 American History 57 American Places 71 Books 85 Mythology 95 Friendship 105 Fashion 123 Love and Romance 139 Body and Mind 159 Sports 175 Science 191 Arts and Entertainment 209 Careers 223 Women Who Rule