Girls To The Rescue 1: Folk Tales From Around The World (Paperback)

~ Lansky (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 3-6. Young women from a variety of cultures are featured as heroines in this collection of folktale adaptations and original stories. In each tale, a girl uses her ingenuity to overcome an obstacle threatening her or her loved ones. These obstacles include forces of nature, financial difficulties, and the less-than-honorable motives of other people. For example, in "Kim's Surprise Witness," a Vietnamese girl prevents a greedy moneylender from bankrupting her parents; a young American rescues her beloved colt from a dangerous winter storm in "Cody's Wooden Whistle"; "Jamila and the Tiger" tells of how the title character rids her African village of a menacing animal foe. The quality of the writing varies; generally, the four stories adapted from folklore flow more smoothly than the six original compositions (except for two polished entries from Anne Schraff). The tone of the anthology is upbeat and celebratory. While obviously created to fill a certain niche, the heroic nature of these selections should appeal to middle-grade readers who like adventure. Teachers may also find ways to use this collection to spark classroom discussions about female roles in societies near and far.?Mary Jo Drungil, Niles Public Library District, IL
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Description

An eagerly awaited collection of tales featuring strong, brave, wise female characters who make the difference and save the day. These are tales in which beauty and marriage are not the main goals.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback: 120 pages
• Publisher: Meadowbrook (September 15, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671899791
• ISBN-13: 978-0671899790
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 5.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,259,782 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cinderella watch out!!!, November 4, 1997

By A Customer

This book is for every girl who, just once, would like to see the prince trapped in the tower and the princess slay the dragon. "Girls to the Rescue" is a collection of ten fairytales- all with strong, courageous, adventurous girls as the focus. Some of the tales are re-writes of classic tales (but with girls doing the rescuing instead of waiting to be rescued) while others are new, bold tales never before encountered. All make for good read alouds- short, to the point, and often quite comical. For every woman who wants her daughter to see that girls can do more than scrub floors for a wicked stepmother and try on glass slippers, this book is a must read!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GIRLS TO THE RESCUE-TALES OF CLEVER, COURAGEOUS GIRLS FROM A, June 28, 2000

By A Customer

GIRL POWER! THIS IS A GREAT BOOK FOR ALL GIRLS! I AM A SECOND GRADER AND I THINK THIS IS THE COOLEST BOOK. ALL THE GIRL CHARACTERS ARE SMART, FUNNY , COURAGEOUS AND KNOW HOW TO THINK AND SOLVE PROBLEMS! I HAVE FOUND A LOT OF HEROES IN THIS BOOK!

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Look, I see a great book!, December 13, 1999

By A Customer

The book was rather inspiring to me. However, I do recommend this book to fifth and sixth graders. I really like how the the girls are rescurers in this book, because almost in all books the men are the rescurers and I just hate it. Don't you? Bruce Lansky is my favorite author. So I hope that my review really helps you.