The Double-Daring Book for Girls (Giveaway)
March 27, 2009 by Kailani
Filed under books, kids, reviews & giveaways
This giveaway is now closed. Thank you for your participation.
The winner is comment #128: Brooke.
Congratulations!
With two very active daughters, our family is the perfect candidate to check out The Double-Daring Book for Girls by Andrea J. Buchanan & Miriam Peskowitz.
BOOK DESCRIPTION
The eagerly anticipated follow-up to the bestselling phenomenon The Daring Book for Girls is an even more daring guide to everything from making a raft to learning how to play football to the art of the Japanese Tea ceremony. This second volume, with all new original material, promises to be even more of a daring adventure than the first. Girls will learn how to surf, get horseback riding tips, make a labyrinth, find out about April Fool’s Day history and pranks, how to organize a croquet tournament, find out about cowgirls, the Nobel Prize, being a detective and much more! Just as packed with creative and exciting material as the original, but twice as fun, this book will be beloved by all Daring fans everywhere!
MY REVIEW
Wow! This book was such a wealth of infomation that I don’t even know where to start. What I can say is that I love that this book stays away from all the traditional “girly” activities and focuses on the main point - girls can do anything boys can do like building Rock Towers, Conduct an Orchestra, Catch Fish, Become President of the United States, Surfing, and on and on and on.
This book not only has “how to” topics but it also discusses educational areas like measurements, different languages, having courage as well as women in history who have made a name for themselves in the not-so-typical female professions.
Overall, what I liked best about this book is the wide variety of activities, information, and useful ideas that any family could use. In fact, going through this book with my girls I also learned at lot. For example, I have never heard of Worry Dolls that you make yourself. When your child goes to sleep, she tells it all her troubles to these doll and then places them under her pillow. This book shows girls that there are no limits to what they can do and achieve. It sends such a positive message to any young girl and lets her know that the sky is the limit.
WIN IT!
I have a copy of The Double-Daring Book for Girls for one lucky winner. To enter:
- Just stop by The Double-Daring Book for Girls site before midnight, April 4th and check out their list of things to do and things to know.
- Then come back and mention in comments which one you find most interesting. That’s it!
- A random winner will be selected and notified via email on April 5th.
- The winner will then have 3 days to claim their prize.
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Several look fun to me but I think the first one my daughter would look at is ‘how to dye your hair using kool-aid’!
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I always wanted to know how to juggle
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I learned that the longest made up word is 45 letters long. Thanks for the chance.
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how to dye your hair with koolaid- they need this becuase they mixed it a few years ago and tested it on our blonde dog- no joke- have the pics
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My favorite is How to Juggle…I wish I knew how. Please include me in your giveaway.
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gotta love how to hang a spoon from your nose
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The one I find most interesting is Learning how to Surf.
My daughter is always asking me to juggle (I can’t), so that’s the one that I find most interesting!
courage.
How to play Spit
fascinated with dying your hair with kool-aid
I have a house full of readers, so making a book cover out of a paper bag sounds fun!
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I’d love to be a famous musician.I already know how to play piano and guitar and have played in several bands.
I like that the book has ‘How to whistle through a blade of grass’. I remember learning how to do that!
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I think all little girls need to spend a day with a true cowgirl.
I love How to Become President of the United States of America.
how to hang a spoon from your nose
apparently at bible camp my daughter has to do this lol
so I would love to enter for my teen daughter to win this one
How to hang a spoon on your nose … because I was trying to do this the other day at the dinner table but ciuldn’t manage it !! (Yes, I know, I’m a big kid LOL !!)
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How to Surf, although all the chapters look great, especially “Courage”.
How to whistle through a blade of grass — my husband can do this, but none of us others can!
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I found the instructions on how to hang a spoon from your nose most interesting.
i loved their “longest made-up words in the dictionary.”
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i love how to dye your hair with kool-aide
How to whistle through a blade of grass… I know I can’t do it…
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I think it would be challenging to learn how to make a rope ladder!
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I think how to juggle would be most interesting although how to whistle through a blade of grass would come in handy during these summer months.
I showed it to my daughter and now she really wants to know how to run away and join the circus
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My favorite is how to juggle!!
Cowgirls & Juggle
I would love to know how to dye my hair with Kool-Aid. I’m going to have to check that one out.
juggling i cant even catch so that would prove most useful thanks for the giveaway
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“How to hang a spoon by your nose”-I have always wanted to learn how to do this….Ok, so I am easily amused, but, I have always been impressed by people that can do the spoons trick.
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Playing Spit with my niece. Also enjoyed reading about Harriet Tubman,
Oh! I’m so excited about this book! We love the first one! I immediately was drawn to “whistling through a blade of grass”. My grandma used to entertain us by doing that, but I never learned how!
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How To Play Spit. Cool.
How to Spit!
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Oh, this book would be so perfect for my thirteen year old granddaughter! I really enjoyed the Things to Know Section, especially the longest made up words in the dictionary and “Courage”, including all of the quotes on courage. This is such an awesome book for girls. Is there one for boys?
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How to play Spit which is a card game I have never heard of
The “how to juggle” section sounds most interesting to me — it’s something I always wish I’d been able to pick up when I was younger
I just had my first daughter after three sons and I hope she tries to do everything the boys do. I think ” how to create lightning in your mouth” sounds pretty cool.
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Learning to surf!
Learning how to surf….always wanted to learn
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Sounds like a great book. I’d love to win.
How to Spit!
I love so many - think I’d start with how to juggle, then surf….
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How to play “Ha Ha Ha” is definately a new one to me, I can see it turning into tons of giggling!
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I always wanted to learn how to make my own piñata out of papier-mâché for the children’s birthdays.
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how to hang a spoon on your nose is interesting
How to whistle threw a blade of grass - i have always wanted to know how to do that!
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How to whistle through a blade of glass.
How to juggle sounds fun! Thanks.
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“The moon is egg-shaped. It looks round to us because the large end points in our direction.” How long have I been alive ~ and I never knew this! Yep, I am feeling pretty doh at the moment.
I never knew some of the facts about the moon. I always thought the moon was round for instance but the book says:
Facts about the Moon
* The moon is egg-shaped. It looks round to us because the large end points in our direction.
how to juggle!! never learned.
Love this book and maybe my granddaughter will know how to deal with problems tha my daughters did not
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I loved their longest made-up words in the dictionary
I find Learning How To Surf the most interesting.
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I would love to learn how to juggle!! Been trying for years- maybe this book can finally teach me:)
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Great book, great contest!
I’ve always wanted to know how to whistle with a blade of grass, so I find that most interesting!
Things to know: the longest made up words in the dictionary!
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how to hang a spoon from your nose.. i remember trying that when i was a child
My daughters would get a kick out of learning how to whistle through a blade of grass.
I loved all the facts about the moon, some stuff I didn’t know.
My 3rd grade science teacher would be so ashamed.
How to make a paper bag book cover. We always made these for ourschoolbooks.
The thing I find most interesting is learning how to surf.
How to whistle through a blade of grass sounds intriguing
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The most interesting to me would be how to juggle
i think its neat that it has how to juggle!
How to whistle through a blade of glass.. not even I know how to do that!
Making a pinata would be so cool. My daughter always buys one for the kid’s parties, but it would be fun to learn to make one.
How to Surf!
The Longest Made Up Words in the Dictionary
I always wanted to know how to juggle
I’d like to read the part on how to juggle
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How to Whistle with a blade of grass brings back memories.
This book would be so much fun to read through with my daughter. There are lots of great things to choose from. “How to juggle” looks cool…I would love to learn.
had i not read that I would never know that Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is the longest made up word in the English dictionary.
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how to hang a spoon from your nose
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Facts About The Moon.
Our grandaughter is in 2nd grade and she just went to the Science Museum in Nashville, TN.
I’m definitely interested in How to Play Spit.
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Learning to juggle would be fun to do!
How to juggleis interesting.
In the things to know section I saw the section on how to play spit. Me and my daughter would love to play this game. I hope I win so I can see what other games their is in there.
How to make a Paper Bag Book COver I was looking at. ambpool(at)hotmail.com
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How to surf was listed when we visited. How fun!
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How to hang a spoon on your nose is very interesting
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Learning to whistle through a blade of grass would be neat for my granddaughter’s to learn.
Thanks so much for the great giveaway
How to surf looks fun!
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I learned that the longest made up word is 45 letters long
The longest made up words in the dictionary.
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I put your button on my blog.
I like the idea of learning how to juggle.
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