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I was hesitant to buy this book for my 9 year old tomboy :) I thought it might be filled with things like "how to keep you nail polish from chipping" and "how to hold a teacup".Being able to read the table of contents and random pages before purchasing was a fabulous feature online. My daughter is enjoying the broad range of topics covered by this book--some of them "girly" and some of them more toward her end of things :) All in all, a great mix.
Either way, this book is really fun to read, especially if you are interested in stuff like making your own shampoo, pompoms, and a lot of other things. It tells you how to do things like tailing people, finger-knitting and lots more. This is a pretty interesting book. It also has information on things such as text-messaging codes and how to win a bet. It all sounds fun, even though I haven't tried some of it yet. I really don't know how much of this really works, however, and some of it seems impossible. Again, some of it really is impossible, like the chapter marked "How to Survive an Alien Invasion". Even if you can't do half of these things in the book, it still makes for great entertainment reading.
The rest of the book contains information of direct interest to both genders, such as sudoku-puzzle solving procedures, chopstick-use methods, ameliorating jet lag effects, hello and good-bye greetings in several languages, etc. I came across this book in a classroom, and perused it out of curiosity. Only a fraction of the content is generally regarded as specifically "girl stuff", such as pom pom construction, certain dances and feminine hairstyles, bracelets, personal appearance, etc. Some of the content involves survival skills, such as concentrating water in a desert, use of the compass, the Morse Code, etc. Parts of the book made my sides split with laughter, such as the entry on excuses for coming late to school, dealing with an alien invasion, how to annoy others in an elevator, various practical jokes to play on the unsuspecting, etc.
I bought this for my daughter (age 8) thinking it would be a collection of lots of fun activities and things to do. It has a few things like that, but in fact it is less of an activity book and more of a funny book to read.It is funny to read because a lot of the advice is tongue-in-cheek (how to annoy people in elevators) but there are only a couple practical things to do in it (finger knitting, whistling).Instead, get the The Daring Book for Girls which is a lot more oriented toward activities and stuff to do and learn.
Fun book. Definitely fun reading. Great for teen girl. Looks great on bookshelf and great conversation starter.
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