 | Growing a Girl: Seven Strategies for Raising a Strong, Spirited Daughter by Dr. Barbara Mackoff
Buy new: $11.56 / Used from: $0.01 The book itself.
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 | I Like Me! (Picture Puffins) by Nancy Carlson
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 By Nancy Carlson, one of 12 authors who celebrate women and girls. Other recommended books by this author are "Louanne Pig Makes the Team," "Louanne Pig and the Perfect Family," "Harriet and the Roller Coaster," "Harriet and the Garden," "A Visit to Grandma," and "Take Time to Relax."
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 | Sheila Rae, the Brave by Kevin Henkes
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 By Kevin Henkes, one of 12 authors who celebrate women and girls. Other recommended books by this author are "Chrysanthemum" and "Chester and Wilson" (I can't find this one). For ages 3-6+.
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 | Bea and Mr. Jones by Amy Schwartz
Buy new: $11.16 / Used from: $0.98 By Amy Schwartz, one of 12 authors who celebrate women and girls. Other recommended books by this author are "Oma and Bobo" (I don't find this one) and "The Purple Coat" by Amy Hest. Ages 3-8.
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 | Minou by Mindy Bingham
Buy used from: $0.76 By Mindy Bingham, one of 12 authors who celebrate women and girls. Other recommended books by this author are "My Way Sally" and "Berta Benz and the Motorwagon" (not on Amazon). Ages 5-8.
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 | Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $1.11 By Faith Ringgold, one of 12 authors who celebrate women and girls. Other recommended books by this author are "Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky" and "Dinner at Aunt Connie's." Ages 5-12.
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 | Something Queer is Going On by Elizabeth Levy
Buy used from: $0.01 By Elizabeth Levy, one of 12 authors who celebrate women and girls. Other recommended books by this author are "Something Queer in the Ballpark," "Something Queer in Outer Space," "Something Queer in Rock 'n' Roll," "Something Queer at the Birthday Party," "Something Queer in the Cafeteria." Ages 5-9.
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 | Cam Jansen: The Mystery of the Dinosaur Bones (Cam Jansen) by David A. Adler
Buy new: $3.99 / Used from: $0.01 By David Adler, one of 12 authors who celebrate women and girls. Other recommended books by this author are "Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Babe Ruth Baseball" and "Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Television Dog." Ages 5-10.
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 | The Court of the Stone Children by Eleanor Cameron
Buy used from: $0.01 By Eleanor Cameron, one of 12 authors who celebrate women and girls. Other recommended books by this author are "Julia Redfern" books for ages 7-12: "That Julia Redfern," "A Room Made of Windows," "Julia's Magic," and "The Private Worlds of Julia Redfern."
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 | A Girl Called Al by Constance C. Greene
Buy new: $5.99 / Used from: $0.01 By Constance Greene, one of 12 authors who celebrate women and girls. Other recommended books by this author are "I Know You, Al," "Isabelle," "Isabelle the Itch," "Isabelle Shows Her Stuff" and "Beat the Turtle Drum." 9 and older.
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 | Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
Buy new: $14.36 / Used from: $10.80 By Scott O'Dell, one of 12 authors who celebrate women and girls. Other recommended books by this author are "Sing Down the Moon," "My Name is Not Angelica" and "Zia." 8 and up.
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 | Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $1.47 By Lois Lowry, one of 12 authors who celebrate women and girls. Other recommended books by this author are "Anastasia Krupnik," "Anastasiz Again!," "Anastasia at Your Service," "Anastasia Has the Answers" and "Anastasia's Chosen Career." Ages 8-12.
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 | From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $3.25 By Elaine Konigsburg, one of 12 authors who celebrate women and girls. Other recommended books by this author are "Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley and Me, Elizabeth" and "Father's Arcane Daughter." Ages 7-12.
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 | Bonnie Blair: Golden Streak (The Achievers) by Cathy Breitenbucher
Buy used from: $0.01 Mackoff says: "Show her women in sports."
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 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee: Superwoman (Sports Achievers Biographies) by Margaret J. Goldstein
Buy used from: $0.01 Mackoff says: "Show her women in sports."
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 | The Story of Women Who Shaped the West (Cornerstones of Freedom Series) by Mary Virginia Fox
Buy used from: $0.01 Mackoff says: "Introduce her to real heroines in action." This one's about the Old West.
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 | A Coloring Book of Civil War Heroines
Buy new: $4.95 / Used from: $0.01 Mackoff says: "Introduce her to real heroines in action."
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 | Women of the World: Women Travelers and Explorers (Extraordinary Explorers) by Rebecca Stefoff
Buy used from: $9.63 Mackoff says: "Introduce her to real heroines in action."
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| Ladybirds: The Untold Story of Women Pilots in America by Henry M. Holden
Buy used from: $0.81 Mackoff says: "Introduce her to real heroines in action."
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| Mae Jemison Astronaut by Garnet Nelson Jackson
Buy new: $5.50 / Used from: $0.01 Mackoff says: "Introduce her to real heroines in action."
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| Maggie and the Pirate (A Blue Ribbon Book) by Ezra Jack Keats
Buy used from: $2.82 Brave, fiesty females in books. Mackoff says: "Ezra Jack Keats's kids play backyard pirates. Ages 2-4."
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| Emily & the Golden Acorn by Ian Beck
Buy used from: $3.05 Brave, fiesty females in books. Mackoff says: "Emily and her brother's treehouse turn into a pirate ship. Ages 4-8."
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 | Quest for a Maid by Frances Mary Hendry
Buy used from: $0.01 Brave, fiesty females in books. Mackoff says: "A thirteenth-century adventure story. 'Only Meg can save the Queen. Ages 10+."
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 | The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle (rpkg) by Avi
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 Brave, fiesty females in books. Mackoff says: "Adventure on the high seas with thirteen-year-old Charlotte. Ages 10+."
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| Emily Eyefinger and the Black Volcano by Duncan Ball
Brave, fiesty females in books. (Series of books.) Mackoff says: "A girl with an extra eye at the end of her fingers has daring and dangerous adventures. Ages 6+."
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 | Heartlight (Kate Gordon) by T. A. Barron
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.74 Brave, fiesty females in books. Mackoff says: "Kate and her astrophysicist grandfather journey into space to save our galaxy. Ages 10+."
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 | Tumble Tower by Ann Tyler
Buy used from: $0.75 Books that dismantle the Disney divas and "offer your daughter some princesses both of you can be proud of." Mackoff says: "Princess Molly and her wonderfully messy room. Ages 3-6."
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 | The Paper Princess (Picture Puffin) by Elisa Kleven
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.49 Books that dismantle the Disney divas and "offer your daughter some princesses both of you can be proud of." Mackoff says: "The freshly cut paper princess blows away with the wind calling 'I'll finish myself.' Ages 3-8."
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 | Free To Be...you And Me (The Original Classic Edition) by Marlo Thomas
Buy new: $10.76 / Used from: $0.01 Books that dismantle the Disney divas and "offer your daughter some princesses both of you can be proud of." Mackoff says: "Atalanta cleverly thwarts her father's demand for her marriage and sets off to see the world. Ages 3-10." Also in audio and video.
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 | The Princess and the Lord of Night by Emma Bull
Buy used from: $7.08 Books that dismantle the Disney divas and "offer your daughter some princesses both of you can be proud of." Mackoff says: "Self-reliant Princess Ella sets herself free from a terrible curse. Ages 5-10."
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 | THE PRINCESS AND THE ADMIRAL by CHARLOTTE POMERANTZ
Buy new: $10.95 / Used from: $5.99 Books that dismantle the Disney divas and "offer your daughter some princesses both of you can be proud of." Mackoff says: "Vietnamese Princess Mat defends her kingdom with nothing but a supply of firecrackers. Ages 7-12."
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 | Young Guinevere (A picture yearling book) by Robert D. San Souci
Buy used from: $5.41 Books that dismantle the Disney divas and "offer your daughter some princesses both of you can be proud of." Mackoff says: "Long before becoming Queen, Guinevere takes a perilous journey to aid her people. Ages 5-8."
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 | Tatterhood and Other Tales
Buy new: $9.36 / Used from: $0.01 Books that dismantle the Disney divas and "offer your daughter some princesses both of you can be proud of." Mackoff says: "Twenty-seven folk and fairy tales about women of bravery and kindness. Ages 4-10."
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 | The Maid of the North: Feminist Folk Tales from Around the World by Ethel Johnston Phelps
Buy used from: $0.01 Books that dismantle the Disney divas and "offer your daughter some princesses both of you can be proud of." Mackoff says: "Feminist folktales from around the world. Ages 4-12."
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 | Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 "Give your daughter tales of wise and loving older women who offer nurturance and guidance to our heroines." Mackoff says: "A great-aunt gives the advice she heard from her grandfather, 'You must do something to make the world more beautiful.' Ages 3-7."
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 | Gwinna by Barbara Helen Berger
Buy used from: $57.90 "Give your daughter tales of wise and loving older women who offer nurturance and guidance to our heroines." Mackoff says: "A twelve-year-old who sprouts wings is given guidance by the kindly 'Mother of Owls.' Ages 8-12."
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 | Wise Child by Monica Furlong
Buy used from: $0.01 "Give your daughter tales of wise and loving older women who offer nurturance and guidance to our heroines." Mackoff says: "A young girl in a Scottish village is adopted by Juniper, a local wise woman. Ages 10+."
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 | Science Is Women's Work: Photos and Biographies of American Women in the Sciences by Nancy Gallop
Buy used from: $17.00 "For older girls, bring home biographies of women in math and science ... ." Mackoff says: "Photos and biographies of American women in the sciences. Grades 4-8."
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 | Women and Numbers: Lives of Women Mathematicians plus Discovery Activities by Teri Perl
Buy used from: $1.96 "For older girls, bring home biographies of women in math and science ... ." Grades 5-8.
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 | Math Equals: Biographies of Women Mathematicians+Related Activities (Addison-Wesley Innovative Series) by Teri Perl
Buy new: $25.34 / Used from: $0.01 Grades 7-12.
For younger girls, Mackoff recommends "Nicky the Nature Detective," "The Universe Is My Home," "Aunt Eater Loves a Mystery" and "Junie B. Jones & Some Sneaky Peeky Syping." Preschool picture math books with girl characters: "Eating Fractions" and "Who Wants One?"
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