![]() ![]() The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said Friday that Esther Wang, 16, was healthy, happy and reunited with her family after getting lost in Golden Ears Park.Īuthorities reported that the teen lost her way along the park’s East Canyon trail Tuesday afternoon and her hiking group and its leader were unable to find her. So there you have it.A teen hiker who became separated from her group in one of British Columbia’s largest parks has been found safe after going missing for over two days, Canadian authorities announced. Kid: Because it tells stories that are true. Me: Why do you think other kids should get this book? ![]() Me: Do you think other kids should get this book? Because it was a gift from you and Dad and it has never, ever been a mistake for me. That it can tell you what some girls did, and it’s special to me. Kid: That it is, um, hmm…That some of my Rebel Girls are in my She Persisted book. But don’t take my word for it-take my six-year-old’s! I interviewed her just for this review. I can’t say it strongly enough: If you don’t have these books, add them to your home library, like, yesterday. ![]() I can’t wait until we get to the end of the book so I can show my daughter! How amazing for your child to hear these stories about extraordinary women and then be encouraged to put themselves alongside those accomplished women. ![]() The opposing page is a place for them to draw their portrait. Good for the mind, the heart, and the earth.Īs I was writing this review, I found in the back of the book a blank page with the directions for your child to write their own life story. They’re also FSC certified, and printed on chlorine-free paper with vegetable- and soy-based ink. Gorgeous colors, heavy paper, ribbon bookmarks, attractive fonts and page layouts-definitely books that are created to last. I (sadly) judge books by their covers, and I was hooked as soon as I got my hands on these volumes. My daughter is partial to the ballerinas, of which there are several-including Merritt Moore, who is also a quantum physicist.Īnd remember how I said the books were pricey? They are totally worth it. Rowling, Leymah Gbowee, Anne Bonny, Julia Child, Fadumo Dayib, Cleopatra, Girl Scouts Troup 6000, Maria Montessori, and Beyoncé. So who’s in the books? Everyone from mathematicians to supermodels, warrior queens to athletes, ballerinas to tattoo artists, and TV personalities to astronauts. Their understanding of the stories will grow and change as they do.) If your child likes to listen to you read, these are fine books for any age, as you can take time to explain things to your child. (Speaking of young readers, I was worried about my daughter being too young for these books at five. They’re all different, but are bold, colorful, and attractive-especially for young readers. The illustrations are as diverse as the women they portray, with the works of 50 female artists portrayed in Volume 1, and the works of 60 female artists portrayed in Volume 2. When we left for a roadtrip the next day, she grabbed the first volume of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls for her bed time reading on the trip. Not gonna lie: her father and I were pretty surprised, because she got other books featuring characters and stories that she was actually familiar with. Out of all the things my daughter got for Christmas, these books were her favorite. The books were delivered in November of 2017, but I was saving them for Christmas, so my family has just recently had the chance to really get into the books. I went ahead and contributed enough to get the two-volume set along with some other goodies. However, I decided that, at some point, she would be old enough to read the books and that, hearing so many wonderful things about the book, supporting the publisher and authors seemed like a great thing to do. I hadn’t read the first one yet because the book was pricey, it wasn’t available at the library, and I thought my daughter was too young to be part of the book’s target audience. In June of 2017, I heard about the opportunity to support the creation of a second volume via Kickstarter. The book is written by Francesca Cavallo and Elena Favilli, founders of Timbuktu Magazine, the first iPad magazine. If you spend any amount of time checking out parenting blogs on the Internet (which you obviously do-hi there, Reader!), you’ve probably heard about the book Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, which came out at the end of 2016. ![]()
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