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Girls Who Build: Inspiring Curiosity and Confidence to Make Anything Possible
Inspired by personal experience, the author wants girls to feel good about choosing to be independent and capable. You will learn safety, names of tools, different materials, how to measure/drill/clamp, and then build! Build a wooden planter box, a concrete candle holder, a giant jigsaw puzzle, and loads more all while learning about real girls who build! The variety of projects is inspiring. You will surely want to make something after reading this book! ~Sara
Celebrate the can-do attitude of fierce girls who know how to wield a hammer, fire up a saw, and build everything from a bookshelf to a playhouse. Featuring project photographs, this guide will inspire you to pick up your power tools and make something great.
Carpenter Katie Hughes frequently found that she was the only woman on construction worksites. To change that, she began teaching classes to girls ages 8-14, showing them how to drill, saw, and weld. Her classes quickly became sold out summer camps and she founded her own non-profit, Girls Build.
Girls Who Build features candid and arresting photographs of forty-five girls showing off their power tools and can-do attitudes. Accompanying each girl is a profile interview where she speaks to her inspirations and favorite builds, plus tips for others starting out. Also included are building skills, techniques, and safety tips to teach girls -- and older beginners -- how to handle hammers, drills, and saws plus thirteen do-it-herself building projects (from the featured girls themselves) such as picture frames, nightstands, playhouses, and more.
Product Format: | Paperback |
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Brand: | Black Dog and Leaventhal |
Grades: | 5-12 |
ISBN: | 9780762467204 |
Length in Inches: | 9 |
Width in Inches: | 8 |
Height in Inches: | 0.6875 |
Weight in Pounds: | 1.13 |