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Summary: Conflicting - but generally positive
Review: A lifelong feminist, I usually have clear feelings about things to do with women and girls. But women/girl - only things are not clear cut. Obviously it would be nice if such things were not necessary, if girls self-esteem was not constantly battled against by society etc.., If Ophelia didn't need saving. But given reality, offsetting influences are still of use. Even so, reading the entries in this book I found myself wanting to ask sometimes: but is it a *good* book? Many book descriptions included the reasoning for their inclusion (besides positive role models etc..), but some didn't. Regarding those entries, I wanted to know: Is it well-written? Is it content- and flavor- rich, or is it another feeble attempt at PC? In my opinion, books like that are worthless. I wasn't sure I could assume that Odean shared my sentiments about that. Perhaps the more recent edition is better for that. In many ways though, this book is great. The explanations of the books are in-depth, all the useful info is included. There are indexes - very compact ones that take up little space. One of my favorite additional things in this book is the section on parent resources - there are many goodies in this section including a list of 4 magazines that librarians use to know what new books are out. Great for keeping up with all that is going on! All in all a great effort within a very challenging context!
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Summary: A book every parent should have
Review: Don't let the "600" scare you. The book list is broken down into: Picture-Story Books, Folktales, Books for Beginning Readers, Books for Middle Readers, Books for Older Readers... and further broken down by Fiction (Mysteries, Historical, Fantasy, Contempory, etc.) and Biographies (Leaders, Scientist, Artists, Sports). Appropriate ages and a very detailed description is listed for every book. It is very easy to find just the kind for book my daughter is looking for.... AND THE BOOKS ARE STILL IN PRINT! For library usage, there is also a section of great out-of-print books. If you are trying to decide between this book, "Great Books for Girls", and "Let's Hear It for the Girls", this is the one to get!
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Summary: A book every parent should have
Review: Don't let the "600" scare you. The book list is broken down into: Picture-Story Books, Folktales, Books for Beginning Readers, Books for Middle Readers, Books for Older Readers... and further broken down by Fiction (Mysteries, Historical, Fantasy, Contempory, etc.) and Biographies (Leaders, Scientist, Artists, Sports). Appropriate ages and a very detailed description is listed for every book. It is very easy to find just the kind for book my daughter is looking for.... AND THE BOOKS ARE STILL IN PRINT! For library usage, there is also a section of great out-of-print books. If you are trying to decide between this book, "Great Books for Girls", and "Let's Hear It for the Girls", this is the one to get!
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Summary: Terrific ...fills a much needed void!
Review: Each book recommended by Kathleen Odean is well reviewed and accurate. My daughter has throughly enjoyed the four books we have read based on Ms. Odean's list
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Summary: Awesome!
Review: I am a very big reader, so I was extremely excited when I was reccomended this book by a teacher. I have enjoyed every book I read that I found in this guide. It is an extremely helpful book, and whenever I go to the library, I take this with me to search for more great books! I also found it very helpful that the book is divided into different subjects, like fiction, biography, sports fiction, comtemporary life fiction, picture books, folktales, and much, much more! This is a terrific addition to any girl's bookshelf. Awesome book!
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Summary: Great Book
Review: I first saw this book in my school library and I love to read, especially about girls, so I checked it out. I'm going to buy my own copy of it because it's such a useful book. There are so many books to choose from for all levels of reading, including biographys, fiction, chapter books, picture books, and more! The books listed in here are all excellent. I'm trying to get my sister to read some of them too! I think it's a perfect resource for teachers, parents, librarians, and of course, girls.
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Summary: Great Book
Review: I'm a single Dad. And I was trying to encourage my daughter to read, and was kind of losing the battle. This book has delayed my inevitable redundancy.
And I'm very thankful for that.
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Summary: I'm Glad I got this book
Review: I'm a single Dad. And I was trying to encourage my daughter to read, and was kind of losing the battle. This book has delayed my inevitable redundancy.
And I'm very thankful for that.
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Summary: Buy Updated 2002 version of this book
Review: Kathleen Odean does a wonderful job of providing parents and librarians with a great resource tool. Just recently revised and updated with hundreds of books added, this tool has only improved from the earlier edition. Get this book if you want to provide both boys and girls with positive role models.
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Summary: Great books for Girls
Review: Kathleen Odean does a wonderful job of providing parents and librarians with a great resource tool. Just recently revised and updated with hundreds of books added, this tool has only improved from the earlier edition. Get this book if you want to provide both boys and girls with positive role models.
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