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" The double-daring book for girls / "
Andrea J. Buchanan & Miriam Peskowitz ; illustrations by Alexis Seabrook.
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BL
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955591
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b709961
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| Main Entry
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Buchanan, Andrea J.
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| Title & Author
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The double-daring book for girls /\ Andrea J. Buchanan Miriam Peskowitz ; illustrations by Alexis Seabrook.
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1st ed.
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| Publication Statement
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New York, NY :: Collins,, ©2009.
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viii, 277 pages :: illustrations (some color), color maps ;; 26 cm
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| ISBN
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006174879X
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: 9780061748790
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| Contents
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Skygazing -- Constellations -- Notable women I : Astronomers -- Rock towers -- Lacrosse -- Hula-hoops -- The Greek alphabet -- How to conduct an orchestra -- A short history of the bicycle -- Picnic games -- Paper cup candles -- Tic-tac-toe around the world -- Collective nouns about animals -- Card games -- Scrabble words -- Fun things to do with paper -- Cowgirls -- How to dye your hair using kool-aid -- Make a decoupage bowl -- Dangerous volcanoes -- Tennis -- Make a lava lamp -- Labyrinths -- Turning your backyard into a farm -- Courage -- Sundials -- The Chinese New year -- Notable women II : Dancers -- Cricket -- Lightning -- How to waltz -- Furoshiki -- The double-daring girl's guide to getting out of trouble -- Japanese tea ceremony -- Friendship -- Football -- How to throw- and catch -- a football -- Car camping -- Tying a sarong -- Batik -- Sand castles -- Months and days -- How to catch fish -- Notable women III : Math and science -- Make a piñata from papier mâché -- Slumber party games -- The Nobel prize -- Pogo sticks -- How to run away and join the circus -- How to make a rope ladder -- Scoubidou -- The Underground Railroad -- Dreams and their meanings -- Dream journal -- Dream catchers -- Commonly confused words -- How to make a scarecrow.
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| Abstract
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A follow-up to The Daring Book for Girls contains an original selection of challenges often attributed to male sports or other cultures, in a volume that features introductory guidelines on a range of ideas from learning how to surf and staging April Fools Day pranks to making a labyrinth and understanding the art of the Japanese tea ceremony.
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Amusements.
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Girls, Life skills guides.
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Girls-- Conduct of life.
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Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc.
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Amusements.
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Girls, Miscellanea.
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Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Recreation.
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Amusements.
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Girls-- Conduct of life.
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Girls.
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Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc.
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| Dewey Classification
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646.70083/42
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| LC Classification
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HQ777.B823 2009
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| NLM classification
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031.02 Buc
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G89-49clc
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JNF048000bisacsh
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Z228.4clc
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| Added Entry
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Peskowitz, Miriam,1964-
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