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Thimmesh, Catherine

Girls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women

57 pp. | Houghton | April, 2000 | Trade ISBN 0-395-93744-2 $$16.00
(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Melissa Sweet. A dozen women are profiled in this collection of short, anecdotal biographies demonstrating that necessity, ingenuity, and luck all play a part in successful inventions. Thimmesh concentrates her account on the process of these inventions and addresses this book to youngsters who may have inventive ideas of their own. Sweet's small watercolor portraits personalize each profile; her full-page collages highlight different elements of the inventions. Bib.
Reviewer: Betty Carter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2000

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