Girls Think of Everything

Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women

Catherine Thimmesh, Melissa Sweet, Melissa Sweet , Melissa Sweet

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Clarion Books
14 March 2023

Award-winning duo Catherine Thimmesh and Melissa Sweet inspire a new generation of innovators in this fascinating celebration of women inventors from diverse backgrounds. For fans of Women Who Dared and Women in Science.

In kitchens and living rooms, in garages and labs and basements, even in converted chicken coops, women and girls have invented ingenious innovations that have made our lives simpler and better. What inspired these girls, and just how did they turn their ideas into realities

Retaining reader-tested favorite inventions, this updated edition of the best-selling Girls Think of Everything features seven new chapters that better represent our diverse and increasingly technological world, offering readers stories about inventions that are full of hope and vitality—empowering them to think big, especially in the face of adversity.

By: Catherine Thimmesh
Illustrated by: Melissa Sweet, Melissa Sweet, Melissa Sweet
Imprint: Clarion Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 5mm
Weight: 320g
ISBN: 9780618195633
ISBN 10: 0618195637
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 14 March 2023
Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Catherine Thimmesh is the award-winning children's-book author of Team Moon, winner of the Sibert Medal. Visit her online at www.catherinethimmesh.com.

Reviews for Girls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women

GIRLS THINK OF EVERYTHING is a wonderful book, as surprising as it is inspiring .... Buy this book for the girl you love today, and she may well become a mother of invention tomorrow. -- Pulitzer Prize winner Natalie Angier, author of WOMAN: AN INTIMATE GEOGRAPHY, 1999 National Book Award finalist BOX This very attractive, informative book will find an audience among browsers and report writers alike. -Booklist, boxed review (3/15/00) Booklist, ALA, Starred Review An outstanding collective biography of women and girls who changed the world with their inventions. -School Library Journal (4/00) School Library Journal This book is an inspired ode to women inventors. -Publishers Weekly Publishers Weekly