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USED BOOK: A Girl’s Guide to the Wild

Original price was: $17.99.Current price is: $11.99.

A Girl’s Guide to the Wild: Be an Adventure-Seeking Outdoor Explorer! (Her Guide to the Wild)
Youth Book – Juvenile Nonfiction
By Ruby McConnell
Illustrations by Teresa Grasseschi

USED BOOK: Very Good – Clean inside pages with no writing. Some corner bends to the front cover. Photos are of the actual book you’ll receive.

Girls belong outdoors! This handbook covers everything you need to get outside, including ideas for what to do, camping and hiking basics, body stuff in the wilderness, advanced skills like maps, weather, and first aid, as well as recipes, projects, activities, and profiles of inspiring outdoorswomen.

Your definitive guide to getting outside–for girls ages 9-12! In addition to basic outdoor skills, this entertaining guidebook includes easy camping recipes, outdoor projects including science experiments and crafts, fun activity suggestions, and inspiring stories of diverse historical and contemporary outdoorswomen (such as Arunima Sinha, the first amputee woman to summit Mount Everest; Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts; and Libby Riddles, first woman to win the Iditarod). The goal is to improve the quality of girls’ outdoor time by increasing participation and independence, making them feel comfortable and safe, and giving them essential skills and knowledge. Charming and approachable, this book will encourage both reluctant campers and budding naturalists to go wild and embrace the outdoors.

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Book Info

Format: SOFTCOVER
Language: English
ISBN: 1632171716
ISBN13: 9781632171719
Release Date: 2019
Publisher: Little Bigfoot
Length: 272 pages
Reading Age: 9-12 years
Grade Range: 4-7

Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.44 x 0.73 x 7.47 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #823,049 in Books

    • #304 in Children’s Camping Books (Books)
    • #1,871 in Children’s Environment Books (Books)
    • #4,060 in Children’s Books on Girls’ & Women’s Issues

About the Author

RUBY MCCONNELL is the author of A Woman’s Guide to the Wild. She’s also a geologist, environmental advocate, and dancer. Her work has appeared in Grain Magazine, Misadventures Magazine, Oregon Quarterly, Seattle Backpackers Magazine, Bird Watcher’s Digest, and Fungi Magazine, among others.

TERESA GRASSESCHI is an illustrator, painter, and lifelong glasses wearer who spends her days making pictures for books, brands, and galleries. Her work has been featured in publications such as Stereogum, Rolling Stone, and the Wall Street Journal. This is her first book for children.

Additional information

Weight 10 oz
Dimensions 5.5 × 7.5 × .75 in

"Empowering and entertaining"--Seattle Times

"Girls seeking to spend time outdoors will find information, inspiration, and planning tips in this guide." --Kirkus Reviews

"Its useful information fills a critical and largely unoccupied niche in outdoors literature... the mere fact that this book exists is cause for celebration"--Foreword Magazine

"Both kid and adult outdoors-women will appreciate the practical and thoughtful advice and should feel ready to tackle new adventures."--Booklist

"This book is a must have for a young adventurer or future young adventurer in your life." --Eugene Weekly

"With basic outdoor skills, camp recipes, outdoor projects, and inspiring stories, this guide improves the quality of girls’ outdoor time by helping them feel comfortable with skills and knowledge." --She Explores

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