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Savvy: Girls Rock! series.
"Awesome women" of entertainment and the sciences are profiled in these girl-empowering installments. While the numerous photographs, timelines, energetic visuals, and sidebars are "super cool," the text is scattershot: attention devoted to individuals is inexplicably uneven and significant information is sometimes omitted. Nonetheless, the dynamic, browsing-friendly design and inclusion of lesser-known figures make sturdy launching points for further research. Reading list. Ind. Review covers these Savvy: Girls Rock! titles: Girls Research and Girls Star!.
(4)
4-6
Savvy: Girls Rock! series.
"Awesome women" of entertainment and the sciences are profiled in these girl-empowering installments. While the numerous photographs, timelines, energetic visuals, and sidebars are "super cool," the text is scattershot: attention devoted to individuals is inexplicably uneven and significant information is sometimes omitted. Nonetheless, the dynamic, browsing-friendly design and inclusion of lesser-known figures make sturdy launching points for further research. Reading list. Ind. Review covers these Savvy: Girls Rock! titles: Girls Research and Girls Star!.
64 pp.
| Capstone
| August, 2013
|
LibraryISBN 978-1-4765-0234-2$33.99
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4-6
Savvy: Girls Rock! series.
An eclectic and ethnically diverse mix of history-changing women from the nineteenth century to today--opera singer Maria Callas to rap group Salt-N-Pepa; Iranian activist Shirin Ebadi to astronaut Sally Ride--fill the pages in this girl-empowering series. Using a cluttered magazine format, the accessible texts are informative; sporadic first-person narratives lend a more intimate vibe. Reading list, timeline. Ind. Review covers these Savvy: Girls Rock titles: Girls Rebel! and Girls Rock!.