Women Who Dared Volume 2: 52 More Stories of Fearless Daredevils, Adventurers, and Rebels

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Linda Skeers Livi Gosling

Women Who Dared Volume 2

52 More Stories of Fearless Daredevils, Adventurers, and Rebels

Linda Skeers, Livi Gosling

$32.99

Hardback

Forthcoming
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English

Sourcebooks Explore
06 August 2025

History & the past: general interest (Children's&YA); People & places (Children's&YA)

WOMEN WHO DARED 2 brings readers 52 MORE incredible stories of daredevils and adventurers from around the world for readers of all ages. Celebrate and be inspired by the amazing, outrageous stories of women.

Women Who Dared Volume 2 brings readers 52 MORE incredible stories of daredevils and adventurers from around the world for readers of all ages. Celebrate and be inspired by the amazing, outrageous stories of women!

Women have been doing amazing, daring, and dangerous things for years, yet they're rarely mentioned in our history books as adventurers. This sequel of short biographies features women throughout history who have risked their lives for adventure-some of whom you may know, many of whom you may not know, but all of whom you'll WANT to know, like- Katherine Cheung, the first Chinese woman to obtain an international flying license Laura Dekker, the youngest person to sail around the world single-handedly Katharina Paulus, an exhibition parachute jumper and the inventor of the first collapsible parachute

By: Linda Skeers
Illustrated by: Livi Gosling
Imprint: Sourcebooks Explore
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 181mm, Spine: 14mm
ISBN: 9781728297781
ISBN 10: 1728297788
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 06 August 2025
Recommended Age: From 8 to 14 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Linda Skeers is the author of several critically acclaimed children's books. She also teaches picture book writing workshops, including sessions on writing humor for kids. She lives in Iowa. Visit her at www.lindaskeers.com.