Girls Solve Everything

Stories of Women Entrepreneurs Building a Better World

Girls Solve Everything
Melissa Sweet, Catherine Thimmesh
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NZ$ 39.99
Hardback
h229 x 178mm - 128pg
28 Apr 2022 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9780358106340
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Brave women from diverse backgrounds make the world a better place through their businesses in this inspiring companion to the best-selling Girls Think of Everything by Sibert-winner Catherine Thimmesh and Caldecott Honor winner Melissa Sweet. For fans of Women Who Dared and Women in Science. Women all over the globe are asking questions that affect lives and creating businesses that answer them. Like, can we keep premature babies warm when they' re born far from the hospital Or, can the elderly stay in their homes and eat a balanced diet Women are taking on and solving these issues with their ingenuity and business acumen. How did they get their ideas Where does the funding for their projects come from And how have some of these businesses touched YOUR life Girls Solve Everything answers these questions, inspiring today' s kids to learn from entrepreneurs and take on some of the world' s biggest problems, one solution at a time.
"The team behind Girls Think of Everything return to spotlight an inclusive, international range of 16 female ' social innovators. ' . . . A hearty nonfiction tome as likely to educate as it is to inspire. " -- Publishers Weekly
Catherine Thimmesh is the award-winning children' s-book author of Team Moon, winner of the Sibert Medal. Visit her online at www. catherinethimmesh. com. Melissa Sweet is one of Australia' s most respected specialist health journalists, and has been covering health and medical issues for over 15 years. She is a columnist and feature writer with The Bulletin and Australian Doctor magazines. She has also published widely in medical literature, with articles appearing in the British Medical Journal, The Medical Journal of Australia, and Australian Prescriber. Previously, Sweet has worked for the Sydney Morning Herald and Australian Associated Press. This is her third book.

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