Girls Can Be Anything

By using living examples, Marina convinces her kindergarten friend Adam that girls can be doctors, pilots, and presidents, too.

Do you want to climb a mountain? Drive a fire engine? Become prime minister? Join the girls in the pages of this book to see the incredible things they do every day and find out what you might like to do, too! A picture book for every girl with a dream.

ABC What Can She Be? presents a world of possibilities—from astronaut to zoologist and everything in between—for all little girls with big dreams. Not even the sky is the limit with this fun approach to learning the alphabet! This book from Walter Foster Jr. encourages young girls by presenting a colorful variety of choices for their future careers. Talented illustrator Jessie Ford artfully pairs the letters of the alphabet with vibrant, eye-catching illustrations that paint an inspiring picture for budding trailblazers everywhere. Representing all kinds of girls,ABC What Can She Be? depicts girls with different colors, sizes, shapes, and abilities in both traditional and nontraditional occupations. ABC What Can She Be? explores 26 different career paths, including engineer, writer, neurosurgeon, software engineer, and pilot. Each page introduces a letter of the alphabet with bright artwork and highlights a career that is fun, challenging, and makes a big impact in its own way. These 26 careers are just some of the things she can be! A boldly illustrated, fun family read,ABC What Can She Be? is a great way for parents to introduce their small children to the bright futures before them. Girls can dream big and do anything! With endearing illustrations and mindful concepts, the ABC for Me series pairs each letter of the alphabet with words that promote big dreams and healthy living. Other books in this series include: ABC What Can He Be? (2019) ABC What Can I Be? (2020) ABC Let's Celebrate You & Me (2021) ABC Everyday Heroes Like Me (2021)

You may know the stories of some of these influential women and girls like Environmental Activist Greta Thunberg, U.S. Congresswoman, Alexandra Ocasio Cortez or Princess Meghan Markle. But how much do you know about 30-year-old Finland prime minister, Sanna Marin, 15-year old Nobel Peace Prize Winner Malala Yousafzai or 13-year old Homelessness Activists Khloe Thompson and 15-year old book activist Marley Dias? In Girls Can Be Anything, you'll learn about an amazing group of diverse women and girls who are changing the world right now. Nothing can stop these girls from leaving their mark on the world, not age, some of these girls are not even teenagers yet. Not gender, these women are taking action and accomplishing extraordinary change in the world regardless of what anyone says. Whether excelling in male-dominated fields such as politics or business. To becoming some of the world's most popular activists and speaking out against injustice and discrimination; or advocating for the planet, for the homeless, for diversity in books, for clean water or for school safety these girls are doing anything. Each profile is paired with the most beautiful artistic illustration designed to inspire and motivate readers of all ages and genders. The Book Features women and girls from teen activists to titans like Oprah Winfrey, Linda J. Wachner, Melinda Gates, Angela Merkel and Michelle Obama who are all having an impact and changing the world right now and will continue to for many years to come.Paperback Book 1 Features: Greta Thunberg, Environmental ActivistPatricia Bath, Inventor/DoctorLane Murdock and Emma Gonzalez, Youth ActivistsAung San Suu Kyi, Human Right ActivistKhloe Thompson, Homelessness ActivistsMichelle Obama, First Lady of The United StatesAija Mayrock, Anti-Bullying ActivistAngela Merkel, World LeaderAlexandra Ocasio Cortez, U.S. Congress WomanAyanna Pressley, U.S. Congress WomanIlhan Omar, U.S. CongressNancy Pelosi, 1st Female Speaker of the House of RepresentativesHalima Aden, Beauty Contestant/ModelLinda J. Wachner, Business WomanShonda Rhimes, Television Producer

Using sparse text and large, bright photographs, the book debunks commonly-held gender-myths. Misconceptions are stated matter-of-factly (Boys don’t cook.), but when the page is turned, each myth is proven false with playful language (Are you sure?) and a contradictory photo (a male professional chef). This jacketless book is perfect for young readers as well as read-alouds and will generate discussions about gender-based assumptions around play and work.

Kelly Walker is known around town as someone who can repair just about anything house related. That’s true, except for the hole in her life left by the death of her lover, Anna. Her fix-it business provides the perfect hideout as she deals with other people’s problems instead of focusing on her own shattered life. Grace Owens, single mother, is determined to stand on her own two feet and make a fresh start for herself and her nine-year-old daughter, Lucy. She’s promised her daughter they are here to stay. Grace is determined to keep that promise. Lucy has a goal of her own: she wants to master her math homework, and that’s a hard task with a mother who doesn’t understand division. The three meet under a leaky kitchen ceiling. What each has to give, the others need. They must learn when to take risks and when to trust each other. Together, can they find the tools that will allow them to fix what most needs to be rebuilt?

A rhyming extravaganza with just the right amount of cheeky irreverence, this book is sure to delight children with empowering perspectives on what it means to live without limits. What are the limiting thoughts that we have as a male or female about what we can and can't do, simply because of our gender? Some of the limitations are obvious and some are more subtle. The parameters are always shifting so it can be hard to have these kinds of sensitive discussions with children. How do we educate children without creating complexes or introducing so many rules around communication and language that we create distance between each other and opposition between our genders?

Celebrate the can-do attitude of fierce girls who know how to wield a hammer, fire up a saw, and build everything from a bookshelf to a playhouse. Featuring project photographs, this guide will inspire you to pick up your power tools and make something great. Carpenter Katie Hughes frequently found that she was the only woman on construction worksites. To change that, she began teaching classes to girls ages 8-14, showing them how to drill, saw, and weld. Her classes quickly became sold out summer camps and she founded her own non-profit, Girls Build. Girls Who Build features candid and arresting photographs of forty-five girls showing off their power tools and can-do attitudes. Accompanying each girl is a profile interview where she speaks to her inspirations and favorite builds, plus tips for others starting out. Also included are building skills, techniques, and safety tips to teach girls -- and older beginners -- how to handle hammers, drills, and saws plus thirteen do-it-herself building projects (from the featured girls themselves) such as picture frames, nightstands, playhouses, and more.