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Girls to the Rescue #2
Just a Girl
Throughout time, folk stories and fairy tales have had young women waiting to be rescued by a dashing hero. They are sitting around no more! The adapted and original stories in the entertaining Girls to the Rescue series send girls to do the saving. Among the heroes in this book you will meet Jamila, a girl who saves her village from a terrible lion; Adrianna, a Mexican girl who rescues her family's farm from ruin; and Vassilisa, a Russian aristocrat who saves her brother from prison.
108 pages, Library Binding
First published September 1, 1995
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About the author
Bruce Lansky
198 books49 followersI was born on June 1, 1941. My first home was an apartment in Manhattan's Upper West Side, a neighborhood that overlooked the George Washington Bridge. Soon after kindergarten, my family moved to Scarsdale, which seemed to be “in the country.” In high school, I broke my ankle when I went out for the lacrosse team, so I wrote a sports column for the school newspaper. I don't think I showed any particular talent for writing then.
I went to St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland. I actually learned to read Greek (I didn't understand it, though). I transferred from St. John's to New York University, so I could study political science and economics. I graduated with a major in philosophy and a minor in English. My first job was a market researcher for a beer company in New Jersey. Over the next five years, I switched jobs several times: advertising copywriter, advertising account executive, and marketing manager at a candy company.
I married Vicki and we had a baby, Douglas. I wanted him to have a home surrounded by grass and trees and ball fields, so I accepted a job in Minnesota, and Doug got a baby sister, Dana. What rescued me from poverty was that my wife and some other mothers wrote a cookbook. We published it ourselves, and it was a huge hit. That's how I figured out that I wanted to be a publisher when I grew up. We built Meadowbrook Press, and I became an author of baby name books and humor books for adults.
Ten years ago, I wanted to put together a children's book of all the poems they loved best. To find these poems, I tested poems in elementary schools. As I was testing poems on children, I decided to write a few to see what the response would be. At first it wasn't that good, but as my writing improved, I added my poems to new books. To get them just right, I'd rewrite them over and over. I've now edited six poetry anthologies and filled three books with my own poems. Because I spent a lot of time reading and testing poems in classrooms, schools started inviting me to perform. I've now performed at hundreds of schools. My goal to put on the most entertaining, most educational, and most motivating assembly a school has ever had. My web site, http://www.gigglepoetry.com, helps kids discover the fun of reading and writing poetry.
Language arts are a very important part of what you learn in school. You can read great books that take you to far-away lands. You can write your own stories and make yourself the hero of exciting adventures. Even if it seems hard sometimes, don't give up. Keep practicing your reading and writing skills, and soon it will become easier. There are so many wonderful worlds to explore in books and poetry. Get your very own passport by learning to read and write the very best that you can.
I went to St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland. I actually learned to read Greek (I didn't understand it, though). I transferred from St. John's to New York University, so I could study political science and economics. I graduated with a major in philosophy and a minor in English. My first job was a market researcher for a beer company in New Jersey. Over the next five years, I switched jobs several times: advertising copywriter, advertising account executive, and marketing manager at a candy company.
I married Vicki and we had a baby, Douglas. I wanted him to have a home surrounded by grass and trees and ball fields, so I accepted a job in Minnesota, and Doug got a baby sister, Dana. What rescued me from poverty was that my wife and some other mothers wrote a cookbook. We published it ourselves, and it was a huge hit. That's how I figured out that I wanted to be a publisher when I grew up. We built Meadowbrook Press, and I became an author of baby name books and humor books for adults.
Ten years ago, I wanted to put together a children's book of all the poems they loved best. To find these poems, I tested poems in elementary schools. As I was testing poems on children, I decided to write a few to see what the response would be. At first it wasn't that good, but as my writing improved, I added my poems to new books. To get them just right, I'd rewrite them over and over. I've now edited six poetry anthologies and filled three books with my own poems. Because I spent a lot of time reading and testing poems in classrooms, schools started inviting me to perform. I've now performed at hundreds of schools. My goal to put on the most entertaining, most educational, and most motivating assembly a school has ever had. My web site, http://www.gigglepoetry.com, helps kids discover the fun of reading and writing poetry.
Language arts are a very important part of what you learn in school. You can read great books that take you to far-away lands. You can write your own stories and make yourself the hero of exciting adventures. Even if it seems hard sometimes, don't give up. Keep practicing your reading and writing skills, and soon it will become easier. There are so many wonderful worlds to explore in books and poetry. Get your very own passport by learning to read and write the very best that you can.
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May 3, 2020
This one was not nearly as good as the first one. I understand the title is Just a Girl, but every single story basically had boys/men being "but you're just a girl, you can't do ____" and then the girl going and doing ___. It didn't have the variety and magic of the first anthology.
March 4, 2020
My favourite was Kim' Surprise Witness by Lansky.
The Clever Daughter-in-law by Lansky and Peggy's Magic Egg by Stephen Mooser were also good.
The Clever Daughter-in-law by Lansky and Peggy's Magic Egg by Stephen Mooser were also good.
February 19, 2023
Great stories of girls as heroes!
April 27, 2014
It's great for reading while waiting!
I started it while waiting for someone, and was hooked immediately. although most of the stories were somewhat old and predictable, it was a nice and light reading.
As always the stories focused on the amazing, clever and brave girls. It was lovely but I felt sorry for the boys at the end!
I might read the next book, IF I found myself waiting for a long time, again!
I started it while waiting for someone, and was hooked immediately. although most of the stories were somewhat old and predictable, it was a nice and light reading.
As always the stories focused on the amazing, clever and brave girls. It was lovely but I felt sorry for the boys at the end!
I might read the next book, IF I found myself waiting for a long time, again!
December 27, 2012
What a DELIGHTFUL book! I knew the author wrote great poems for children that I really liked, but I didn't know he wrote books such as this one until I found it by chance. The stories come from different countries. Therefore, I feel it would be a wonderful addition to our Esperanza library. I'm anxious to read the other books in the series.
September 25, 2008
I never liked this one quite as much as the first, for some reason. I think it just happened to be that I didn't like the stories quite as much. Unfortunately this is the last one in the series I ever got to read.
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May 14, 2014good for bedtime reading
September 14, 2022
My favorite so far
January 6, 2021
Bonito e inspirador
July 30, 2011
Really cute stories. I love that Holland loves them too.
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