Girls to the Rescue, Book #3: Tales of clever, courageous girls from around the world

Lansky, Bruce, ed.

ISBN 10: 0671575503 / ISBN 13: 9780671575502

Published by Meadowbrook Press, 1997

About this Item

10 folktales; 7.5" tall; 108pp; classified as intermediate fiction; color il on cover; vertical crease on back cover; pp browning; prev. owner's surname on fore edge.

Seller Inventory # 199354

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Girls to the Rescue, Book #3: Tales of clever, courageous girls from around the world
• Publisher: Meadowbrook Press
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0671575503
• ISBN 13: 9780671575502
• Binding: Soft Cover
• Condition: good
• Book Type: Paperback
• Seller catalogs:
  • Folklore,Anthologies/Collection,Childrens / YA,...

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Synopsis

In most heroic tales, a helpless young lady waits around for a prince to rescue her. But the spunky girls in this entertaining series are much too busy saving the day to await Prince Charming. These adaptations and original stories from around the world inspire readers to become a new kind of heroine. If you enjoy the stories in this book, look for more fun adventures in the other books in the series.

In most heroic tales, a helpless young lady waits around for a prince to rescue her. But the spunky girls in this entertaining series are much too busy saving the day to await Prince Charming. These adaptations and original stories from around the world inspire readers to become a new kind of heroine. If you enjoy the stories in this book, look for more fun adventures in the other books in the series. This third book in the series contains the following short stories: "Hidden Courage" (an original story), "Emily and the Underground Railroad" (an original story), "Sarah's Pickle Jar" (adapted from a Chinese folktale), "Bai and the Tree of Life" (an original story), "Young Maid Marian and Her Amazing, Astounding Pig" (an original story), "Kamala and the Thieves" (adapted from an Indian Folktale), "The Pooka" (an original story), "Cloudberry Trifle" (an original story), "Maya's Stone Soup" (adapted from a European folktale), and "Annie and the Black Cat" (an original story).

Review

“It is refreshing to see new girl-friendly twists on old themes that empower girls to believe in themselves and their abilities.” (Jeanette S. Gadeberg, Author of Raising Strong Daughters)

"Provides positive female role models.”

(Nicole Bondi, The Detroit News)

“Girls to the Rescue will please and inspire girls." (Women’s Circle)

“Forget about glass slippers and helpless damsels. The moral of this story is: Girls can do anything, even save the day!” (Peggy Orenstein, author of School Girls: Young Women, Self-Esteem, and the Confidence Gap)

“Girls to the Rescue is a powerful antidote to all those helpless, hopeless princess stories. These stories are amusing, poignant, inspiring, and ultimately healing.” (Mary Pipher, Ph.D., author of Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls)

“Inspiring.” (Mary Hance, Nashville Banner)

“Must reading.” (Lee Littlewood, Copley News Service)

“Delightful.” (Lynn Gibson, Spokane Spokesman-Review)

“Inspiring reading.” (Kansas City Star)

“Girls to the Rescue turns a new page and Prince Charming is history.” (Sallie Han, New York Daily News)