“The Daring Book for Girls”

by Andrea J. Buchanan and Miriam Peskowitz

After browsing through “The Dangerous Book for Boys” I began exploring possible book selections for my Granddaughter. That is when I came upon “The Daring Book For Girls.”

“The Daring Book for Girls” also contains a wide variety of subjects and is formatted very similar to “The Dangerous Book for Boys.” Some examples from this book for girls are: Knots and Stitches, Pressing Flowers, How to Tie a Sari, Basketball, Netball, Softball, Friendship Bracelets, How to Make a Willow Whistle, Five Karate Moves, Building a Campfire, Hand Clap Games, Making a Pegboard Game, How to Change a Tire, Modern Women Leaders, Queens of the Ancient World, and a Short History of Women Olympic Firsts. These are just a few examples of the many different subjects that are explained in this book.

As I mentioned in my review of “The Dangerous Book for Boys,” girls enjoy all kinds of things. Some girls enjoy being physically active and taking part in many of the same things that boys usually spend their time doing. On the reverse side of this, some boys enjoy pursuing activities such as sewing, knitting, and crocheting, which are activities that girls usually pursue. So I would not limit this ‘Daring Book for Girls’ to just the females. I would advise parents to check out the table of contents and decide whether the activities in the book would be enjoyable for their child. If you feel boys might be uncomfortable receiving a book labeled for girls, perhaps purchasing both books and adding them to your family library might be a solution. Then simply sit down sometime and read off some of the subjects found in the book. For example this book also has a section on “Making Your Own Quill Pen,” a section on “Marco Polo and Water Polo,” and a section titled “Tree Swing.”

My website, www.parentinggoldenrule.com, assists parents in the task of teaching their children respect, responsibility, and The Golden Rule. Part of teaching children includes listening to them, and also includes giving children creative tools and positive outlets for their energy. This book is a good example of how to encourage children to pursue a variety of activities and have fun while they are doing it. The more children spend their time in positive creative activities, the less time they will have to pursue more negative activities. If your kids don’t know what activities to do with their friends, this book will give them all kinds of ideas. Your children will never be bored if they have this book in their library.

I would like to congratulate the authors on putting together a very good compilation of various activities for children to pursue away from the television set and the computer. This book “Daring Book for Girls” is a good addition to everyone’s library. If you are interested in this book, go to the Powell’s Books search box at the bottom of this page and enter the words “The Daring Book for Girls” and then click on the search button.

Nancy
www.parentinggoldenrule.com

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