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on March 25, 2017
This is truly great concept that is very poorly executed. The stories are dry, not entertaining, not engaging and just utterly disappointing. The selection of women is great and the cover is fabulous. The book itself is packaged very poorly for the age rage intended - it seems like it should be for younger ages (it's bound/covered and illustrated like a young elementary school aged book), but the content on the pages is for pre-teen/teens or even young adults and should be in a chapter format OR contain a lot more visuals if they're intending to reach the age range stated. It tries to tell a cohesive story, but it falls short.
It completely lacks visuals about the inventions themselves. I mean there's an entire page with the toll house recipe on it, but no visual about kevlar or how the fibers were created - instead, it's more like a poorly done paper doll version of it. There are great visuals/blueprint illustrations of windshield wipers and paper bags, I just wish they had done this more consistently throughout the book.
It feels like the book needs to be bigger/longer to truly to do the subject matter justice and keep it engaging.
It's a great celebration of female perseverance and resiliency, but it does little else to give kids something to hold onto and relate to.
I'm all for using intelligent language and having high expectations of children as they grow into adults (as the authors state on the back cover), but this doesn't reach the intended audience in a readable and digestible way.
It reads more like a text book in some parts and it completely bored kids who are usually fascinated by this type of content.
I don't understand how this is so highly reviewed except that it attempted to meet a need. It's great to see books like this and I want to see so many more, this is just very poorly done.
It completely lacks visuals about the inventions themselves. I mean there's an entire page with the toll house recipe on it, but no visual about kevlar or how the fibers were created - instead, it's more like a poorly done paper doll version of it. There are great visuals/blueprint illustrations of windshield wipers and paper bags, I just wish they had done this more consistently throughout the book.
It feels like the book needs to be bigger/longer to truly to do the subject matter justice and keep it engaging.
It's a great celebration of female perseverance and resiliency, but it does little else to give kids something to hold onto and relate to.
I'm all for using intelligent language and having high expectations of children as they grow into adults (as the authors state on the back cover), but this doesn't reach the intended audience in a readable and digestible way.
It reads more like a text book in some parts and it completely bored kids who are usually fascinated by this type of content.
I don't understand how this is so highly reviewed except that it attempted to meet a need. It's great to see books like this and I want to see so many more, this is just very poorly done.
on November 16, 2014
I purchased this for my niece and my friend's daughter. It advertised age 8-12 as the target audience. I would say stay close to age 8 and unless you have a delayed reader, this is too young for a tween.
on March 17, 2017
The cover & title made it seem like the whole book will be jaw dropping & spectacular. Not so. As far as actual content goes, it's very very scarce. The wording is bland & boring. Not enough photos of the "ingenous" invention. Not enough women were featured (9 women--- that's it---only 9 featuring the following inventions: chocolate chip cookies(huh?), windshield wiper(awesome!), kevlar (awesome), snugli, liquid paper, scotch guard, compiler(awesome), paper bags, space bumper(thumbs up), illusion transmitter (awesome). The book is 1/4inch thin (it just feels so wrong to call it "thick").
on March 17, 2017
I kind of expected more. The women included are not well known, nor are their inventions interesting or super significant. I was hoping it'd be more like mini bios on scientists, doctors, engineers, etc. I'll be returning it and looking for something else.
on December 5, 2016
This was a great book! My mother and I read through it on a long road trip. I wanted to start collecting some more feminist books for as my friend's kids grow older, and in case I ever have my own. I think these stories are very accessible and simple. The downside- many stories end with the women not getting paid, which is very disappointing. There aren't many details, but it seems like many of them got shafted. Also, there didn't seem to be any diversity. The backgrounds of the women weren't explicitly stated, and they had pretty cartoon portraits instead of photos, but it seemed like it was all white women. Though I could investigate to know for sure, the fact is who wants to work that hard when reading a book to a child? So just keep that in mind when reading.
on April 14, 2016
Loved this book. I learned a lot and my baby sister did too. We read it together and all day she couldn't stop telling ppl about the things women invented! By the end of the day she was thinking she would like to invent something too! Such an empowering book!
on October 15, 2014
I bought this book for my daughter, who is 8. She had just completed a week of Camp Invention, which was offered by her school during the summer, so this was an inspiring follow-up to that experience. She really enjoyed it. There was a nice text-to-picture ratio and not at all boring. I would recommend this to anybody who has daughters or who works with girls between the ages of 8 to 10.
on March 17, 2016
Bought this for my daughter aged 9. She loved it and I was impressed too. A lot of good information which I had never come across before about great things women had invented or done. Definitely got her thinking in a positive way about her position in society but was interesting as well and not too "right on"
on September 7, 2016
Kinda "ho-hum" of a read. Might be better suited for older teens (over 14) who have an interest in women's studies/accomplishments. Other than that it offers no enthusiasm for a younger reader.
