Great Books for Girls: More Than 600 Books to Inspire Today's Girls and Tomorrow's Women

by Kathleen Odean

Book Overview

The first reference of its kind, Great Books for Girls is an invaluable list of more than six hundred titles--picture books, novels, mysteries, biographies, folktales, sports books, and more--that... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 034540484X
• ISBN13: 9780345404848
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Awesome!

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!

Great Book

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.

A book every parent should have

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!

Love it! Great resource for parents of girls *and* boys!

We bought this book when our daughter was under two and have found it a charming and invaluable resource. Whenever her skills and interests change, it leads us to many wonderful books. We have yet to find a book listed that is not both beautiful and interesting. I only have two quibbles. First, it should be called "Great Books About Girls for Girls and Boys", since boys could use some positive female role models too. Second, I desperately wish it contained similar listings for movies and videos!!!