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Title details for Girls Solve Everything by Catherine Thimmesh - Available

Girls Solve Everything

Stories of Women Entrepreneurs Building a Better World

by Catherine Thimmesh
Courtney Patterson
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Brave women from diverse backgrounds make the world a better place through their businesses in this inspiring companion to the best-selling Girls Think of Everything by Sibert-winner Catherine Thimmesh and Caldecott Honor winner Melissa Sweet. For fans of Women Who Dared and Women in Science.

Women all over the globe are asking questions that affect lives and creating businesses that answer them. Like, can we keep premature babies warm when they're born far from the hospital? Or, can the elderly stay in their homes and eat a balanced diet? Women are taking on and solving these issues with their ingenuity and business acumen.

How did they get their ideas? Where does the funding for their projects come from? And how have some of these businesses touched YOUR life? Girls Solve Everything answers these questions, inspiring today's kids to learn from entrepreneurs and take on some of the world's biggest problems, one solution at a time.

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  • Release date

    March 1, 2022

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780358639558
      • File size: 53325 KB
      • Duration: 01:51:05

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Courtney Patterson's clear and steady narration illuminates these accounts of girls and women solving problems in innovative and resourceful ways. The audiobook uses examples spanning hundreds of years and covers female founders of organizations that assist with social issues globally. In 1832, Elizabeth Stott opened consignment shops for women's financial empowerment. In recent years, Lesley Marincola has worked to create affordable solar energy, empowering people in rural areas. Patterson's subtle delivery conveys sympathy for the victims of social injustice. She speaks with a sense of admiration for the women who sought to improve the lives of others. The call to action will inspire listeners of all ages to follow in these women's footsteps. The list of resources at the end provides a great starting place. A.L.C. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      December 13, 2021
      The team behind Girls Think of Everything return to spotlight an inclusive, international range of 16 female “social innovators” from the present and the past, such as Jane Chen, whose team invented a low-cost infant warmer for premature newborns in 2008, and Elizabeth Stott, who opened consignment shops for women’s financial empowerment in 1832. Thimmesh delivers the profiles in a lively voice: “If one random kid enlists ten other kids to help, the difference they can collectively make multiplies and grows.” Golden speech bubbles throughout offer more data and fun facts, and direct quotes from the featured women, indicated by italics, further enrich the text. Sweet contributes eye-catching mixed-media illustrations, including portraits of the entrepreneurs and full-page collages that often feature quotes or diagrams relevant to their experience. A hearty nonfiction tome as likely to educate as it is to inspire. Back matter includes a glossary of business terms and quoted sources. Ages 10–up.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

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