The Gutsy Girl, Caroline Paul
The Gutsy Girl, Caroline Paul
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The Gutsy Girl
Escapades for Your Life of Epic Adventure

Author: Caroline Paul

Narrator: Tara Sands

Unabridged: 3 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/30/2016

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

From a real-life derring-do woman, exhilarating stories, activities, and tips to inspire girls to pursue a life of adventure and excitement.
     Why should girls miss out on the joy of adventure? They can jump off rocks, swing on ropes, and climb trees just as well as boys can. But girls often allow fear to stand in their way.
     In The Gutsy Girl, author Caroline Paul emboldens girls to seek out a life of exhilaration. Once a young scaredy-cat herself, Caroline decided that fear got in the way of the life she wanted--of excitement, confidence, self-reliance, friendship, and fun. She has since flown planes, rafted big rivers, climbed tall mountains, and fought fires as one of the first female firefighters in San Francisco. In The Gutsy Girl, she shares her greatest escapades as well as those of other girls and women from throughout history, and offers engaging activities such as confidence-building stances, creating a compass, positive self-talk, and using crickets to estimate outside temperatures. Each section includes a place for girls to "journal" their adventures, thus encouraging a new generation to develop a zest for challenges and a healthy relationship to risk. The Gutsy Girl is Lean In for young girls, a book about the glorious things that happen when you unshackle from fear and open up to exhilaration. Fully illustrated and enlivened throughout by bestselling illustrator Wendy MacNaughton's whimsical pen-and-ink drawings.

Includes a PDF of Maps, Illustrations, and Journal Entry Pages

Reviews

Goodreads review by Helen on December 10, 2015

A great book for young impressionable female minds about how to take smart risks, be strong and adventurous and push yourself beyond your comfort zones. Whether it's about not taking no for an answer, when dealing with the #everydaysexism of the Olympic Skeleton Bob president and his "NO GIRLS" poli......more

Goodreads review by Mandy on March 07, 2017

I LOVED this book! It was such a fun book with awesome stories. I read the premise of this book and thought it would be a great book to read with Mya. Mya sometimes has fears and anxieties that seem to keep her from being adventurous and I love how this book discusses that and then tries to help you......more

Goodreads review by Paula on May 08, 2018

Dit is echt een leuk boek! Caroline vertelt in korte hoofdstukken wat voor avonturen ze heeft meegemaakt - van avonturentochten op zee en door bergen, haar belevenissen met skeleton en rodelen tot bijna doodgaan tijdens haar werk als brandweervrouw. Voor mij was het een perfect boek voor tussendoor,......more

Goodreads review by Kate on January 19, 2018

I stole a read off of this book on its way to my niece as a birthday gift, careful not to crease the binding or dog-ear a page. Shhhhhh. At seven, my niece may be on the young side for this book, but I can imagine her reading it with her gutsy mom and really enjoying it. Plus the book is full of tip......more

Goodreads review by Krystle on June 29, 2018

I think tween/teen me would have loved this. Caroline Paul shares adventurous stories including mountain and bridge climbing, white water rafting, and being a firefighter. There's tips & journaling prompts that would especially be fun for a nature loving girl. There's lots inspiring quotes & girl he......more