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Buchanan, Andrea J.

The double-daring book for girls / Andrea J. Buchanan & Miriam Peskowitz ; illustrations by Alexis Seabrook.

1st ed.

New York, NY : Collins, ©2009.

viii, 277 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 26 cm

A follow-up to The Daring Book for Girls contains an original selection of challenges often attributed to male sports or other cultures, in a volume that features introductory guidelines on a range of ideas from learning how to surf and staging April Fools Day pranks to making a labyrinth and understanding the art of the Japanese tea ceremony.

Girls -- Life skills guides.

Girls -- Conduct of life.

Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc.

Amusements.

Peskowitz, Miriam, 1964-

Skygazing -- Constellations -- Notable women I : Astronomers -- Rock towers -- Lacrosse -- Hula-hoops -- The Greek alphabet -- How to conduct an orchestra -- A short history of the bicycle -- Picnic games -- Paper cup candles -- Tic-tac-toe around the world -- Collective nouns about animals -- Card games -- Scrabble words -- Fun things to do with paper -- Cowgirls -- How to dye your hair using kool-aid -- Make a decoupage bowl -- Dangerous volcanoes -- Tennis -- Make a lava lamp -- Labyrinths -- Turning your backyard into a farm -- Courage -- Sundials -- The Chinese New year -- Notable women II : Dancers -- Cricket -- Lightning -- How to waltz -- Furoshiki -- The double-daring girl's guide to getting out of trouble -- Japanese tea ceremony -- Friendship -- Football -- How to throw- and catch -- a football -- Car camping -- Tying a sarong -- Batik -- Sand castles -- Months and days -- How to catch fish -- Notable women III : Math and science -- Make a piñata from papier mâché -- Slumber party games -- The Nobel prize -- Pogo sticks -- How to run away and join the circus -- How to make a rope ladder -- Scoubidou -- The Underground Railroad -- Dreams and their meanings -- Dream journal -- Dream catchers -- Commonly confused words -- How to make a scarecrow.

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9780061748790

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9780061748790

006174879X

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