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Increasing Self-Esteem

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Resources on this page provide inspiration to succeed at school and life.

 

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Keywords Title  Author Publishing Information Series Information Audience Annotation
  33 things every girl should know : stories, songs, poems, and smart talk by 33 extraordinary women   Bolden, Tonya New York : Crown, 1998     A collection of stories, songs, poems, and comics by 33 women who come from different backgrounds and experiences.  The women offer advice to young girls to make them more confident and give them a positive direction and outlook for life.  This book is intended for the ages of grade 6 and up.  
  Girls Ordinary Girls and Their Extraordinary Pursuits McPhee, Jenny, McPhee, Laura, & McPhee, Martha Random House, 2000       This book is a collection of photographs and life stories about the extraordinary things girls do and the drives and desires that lead them to do those things.  The book highlights a girl that competes in sidesaddle riding; a Hmong girl who became an American citizen; a girl surfer and the pursuits of many other girls across America.  The book discusses topics such as:  What is it like to be a girl in America today?  What constitutes a normal girl’s experiences?  How do girls talk about themselves and define themselves?  How do they set themselves apart, and how do they fit in?  This book should be shared with primary and secondary aged girls.   
 
  Girls Seen and Heard 52 Life Lessons for our Daughters Ms. Foundation for Women Penguin Putnam, Inc., 1998     This book discusses building girls’ confidence by adults taking them to work to expose them to different careers.  The Ms. Foundation shares lessons learned from Take Our Daughter to Work day activities.  The important aspects of the program are:  adults could be visibly involved with pre- and early adolescent girls in a positive way; girls could be valued in a place Americans know they would need to be valued—the workplace; girls could have a space and time of their own—to be visible and to be heard; this event could call adults’ attention to the transition girls go through—and what they could do about it.  The book is divided into three sections:  Part One: Believe in Yourself; Part Two: Explore your Options; and Part Three: Command Respect.  The end of the book has a reader’s guide with discussion notes and an action plan based on the lessons presented in the book, additional resources, information about the Ms. Foundation for Women, information on how to get involved, and information about the authors.  This book should be shared with primary and secondary aged girls.   
 
  Girlwonder: every girl's guide to the fantastic feats, cool qualities, and remarkable abilities of women and girls  Hartman, Holly Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2003     This reference is full of facts that highlights achievements, activities, and interests of women and girls from all over the  world. Gives girls perspective on topics such as science and mythology. For girls of all ages.    
 
  It's Your World---If You Don't Like It, Change It: Activism for Teenagers Haplin, Mikki New York, NY: Simon Pulse, 2004       I love this book! It immediately caught my attention. This book features many suggestions and ways teenagers an positively and constructively make a difference in their communities, schools and personal lives, by being an activist for change. It offers ways to help animals, fight racism and save the environment. This book is positive for letting girls take responsibility for her life and changing the lives of other by being a powerful symbol in her community.   
 
  Latina girls : voices of adolescents strength in the United States Denner, Jill, and Bianca L. Guzman New York : New York University Press, 2006.     Contains research about the challenges that Latina girls today go through. Highlights ways they successfully negotiate thier challenges. Includes research on the girls families, friends, partners, and their academic career goals.   For Latina girls looking for others girls to relate too. This is also for anyone interested in what Latina girls got through in school, at work, and at home.    
 
  Math doesn't suck : how to survive middle school math without losing your mind or breaking a nail McKellar, Danica. New York : Hudson Street Press, 2007     This book focuses on math concepts for middle school aged girls including fractions, ratios, percents, etc.  The author is Danica McKellar, from the Wonder Years and The West Wing, who is also a mathematician.  She includes testimonials, math horoscopes, quizzes, and famous quotes to allow easier understanding of mathematical concepts for the reader.   
 
  Reading women's lives Shaw, Lacy Boston, MA : Pearson Custom Pub., 2005      Book with CD (optional). Very influential book for women who have written and accomplished various works and have very different occupations. The book is arranged into 18 themes such as "the body, difference and inequality, education, family relations, violence, sexualities", etc of which women and the thoughts of women are expressed. There are over 325 readings organized by theme and 6 female editors give her perceptions on these writings. The book also comes with a CD that has the books on it. Very influential authors such as Alice walker and maya Angelou's works have been influences in this feminist book. It really does not have anything to do with science but it is a book that helps all women establish themselves.   
 
  Young Women of Achievement: A Resource for Girls in Science, Math, and Technology Karnes, Frances A., and Kristen R. Stephens Amherst, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, 2002     A useful resource guide designed to offset the studies that show that with the onset of adolescence comes a loss of confidence and direction. Introduces a program called FIRST (female involvement in real science and technology) geared toward improving gender equality. The study also explores attitudes and confidence about science careers. Includes snapshots of FIRST science programs and examples of experiments used. The book is geared toward educators but the ideas included, such as the fascinating experiments, appeal to young women as well.   
 
  Women, Science, and Technology: A Reader in Feminist Science Studies Wyer, Mary New York: Routledge, 2001     (publisher's blurb, to be replaced by annotation): This reader provides an introduction to the gendering of science and the impact women are making in laboratories around the world. The republished essays included in this collection are both personal tales from women scientists and essays on the nature of science itself, covering such controversial issues like the under-representation of women in science, reproductive technology, sociobiology, evolutionary theory, and the notion of objective science.
 
  Geek chic : smart women in popular culture Inness, Sherrie A New York, N.Y. : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007     This book is an anthology of work by various authors that explores historical and cultural changes that influence and shape the media, specifically, intelligent women in the media. The authors are professors and lawyers that have published works over the portrayal of women in the media.  The contributers cover a wide range of characters in the media and show that their portrayals make a difference beyond the television or movie screen.  This is a scholarly work intended for the caregivers/counselors of women but can also be read by older, high-school aged girls.     
 
  How To Enter and Win an Invention Contest  Sobey, Ed Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers, Inc., 1999       Great book for girls (students) who want to know what it takes to get ahead with new inventions. This book describes the history and process of invention and lists national middle and high school level invention contests and entrance rules, regional inventors' clubs, and ideas for projects. The book includes how to become and inventor, getting started, different ways to invent, planning, and even patenting your invention. Encourages creativity in science.   
 
  See Jane win:  the Rimm report on how 1,000 girls became successful women Rimm, Sylvia B., 1935-; Rimm-Kaufman, Sara.; Rimm, Ilonna Jane New York : Crown, 1999     This book discusses the motivating factors in the lives of successful, happy women. The authors include a professor, research psychologist, and oncology researcher that all have backgrounds in pediatrics. The research in the book identifies the essential childhood elements that encourage women to achieve fulfilling careers.  The book is intended for parents and educators so that they might apply the research to raising and educating their daughters and female students.  It is also intended for preadolescent, teen, and young adult women who can find guidance and inspiration in the stories of the successful women.     
 
  Success strategies for women in science: a portable mentor Pritchard, Peggy A. Burlington, MA: Elsevier Academic Press, 2006     This book is valuable to women scientist and women in the science field. The book helps them t understand that everyone women has her own path in her career. This book is full of tips and advice to inspire and encourage women in science.    
 
  The girls' guide to life Dee, Catherine.; Ali Douglass New York: Little, Brown, 2005     This a fact-packed book with activities for girls. The establishes her notion of the struggles for equality and provides support for girls who want whatever when they grow up. Also covers topic like sexual harassment, athletics, politics,and advertising images of women.    
 
  The math book for girls and other beings who count  Wyatt, Valerie.; Cupples, Pat Toronto : Kids Can Press, 2000     This book, written for the ages of 9-12, gives examples of math in the real world. The author provides step-by-step activities and pictures that help young readers grasp mathematical concepts.  There are also side stories concerning women who use math in their careers, further emphasizing the importance of math in everyday life.    
 
  The science book for girls and other intelligent beings Wyatt, Valerie.; Pat Cupples Toronto: Kids Can Press, 1993     This book is for girls in grades 3-5. It is was wrote to get these girls interested in science. The book contains a fictional story of a girl with a scientific fairy-godmother, science activities, and experiments. The book also contains helpful suggestions for adults on how they can involve science into girls everyday life.    
 
  The Scientist Within You, Vol. 1 : Experiments and Biographies of Distinguished Women in Science  Warren, Rebecca Lowe ; Thompson, Mary H. Eugene, OR : ACI Publishing, 1996     A workbook intended for teachers and educators of students ages 8-13.  There are 25 units in all, each comprised of a biography of a woman scientist, a hands-on experiment, a notes page for the student, and a newsletter concerning scientific research.  The women presented range in time from antiquity to the present.  A great resource for scientific experiments related to womens work in the field.    
 
  The technology book for girls : and other advanced beings Romanek, Trudee.; Cupples, Pat Toronto : Kids Can Press, 2001     This book, intended for girls grades 3-6, provides interactive activities and explanations for the fun side of technology. The topics, which range from a television remote, a laser beam, to wireless signals, are introduced in a very detailed but easily understandable manner.  Each topic includes numerous pictures as well as an interactive activity that aids in learning. A great read and activity book for young readers.    
 
  Cockroachers, Cocoons, and Honeycombs Parker, Janice Austin, TX: Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers, 2000     Fun book with lots of pictures and fun-facts about insects and all types of critters. You have to have a strong stomach for some of the pictures! Encourages students to do research on their own about insects and teaches the history of alot of our most disliked insects (COCKROACHES!!)   
 
  Connecting Girls and Science: Constructivism, Feminism, and Science Education Reform. Ways of knowing in science and mathematics series Howes, Elaine V. New York: Teachers College Press, 2002     Shows readers the powerful results that can occur in secondary science classrooms when students’ interest and curiosity about science are brought firmly to the center of the curriculum. Demonstrates how girls can become more interested in learning science when such topics as pregnancy, childbirth, or sexism in science are included in classroom discussions. Gives examlpes to teacher, parents, mentors on to reconnect students to science. Inspire girls to love science, but also to look past gender divisions that may keep female students from pursuing careers in science. This book is for girls ages 12 and up. It is also for educators and parents.    
 
  DNA Fingerprinting: The Ultimate Identity Fridell, Ron Grolier Publishing (Franklin Watts), 2001     This is an important book for children of any ages. Someone has heard of a person being taking to jail for a crime they did not commit or being freed based on DNA re-testing. This book goes into great depth about the discovery of DNA fingerprinting, the process involved, its initial use, and its past and present role in forensic identification, conservation biology, and human genetics. Every girl is unique and this book goes into detail how each one is.   
 
  Does Jane Compute?  Preserving our Daughters' Place in the Cyber Revolution  Furger, Roberta              Warner Books, Inc. 1998    Denton Public Library YS 004 FUR (B.U.G.S.) Bringing Up Girls in Science        This book describes preteen and teenage girls’ experiences with computers.  Part one discusses the social aspects of girls and computers; issues of gender inequality, peer pressure from others to not like computers, and hiding the fact that they are interested in technology from their friends for fear of ridicule and alienation.  At home and school, girls struggle with staking their claim to computer use, while boys and men have first priority.  It is important for male and female role models, such as parents and teachers to take part in helping girls to feel confident using computers.  It is imperative to introduce girls to a variety of math, science, and technology related careers.  Part two discusses the benefits of girls attending technology rich schools, but notes that many schools have limited use of computers and very limited access to technology.  Although many schools don’t have technology resources, teachers, administrators, and parents are making an effort to give girls hands-on computer experience by implementing programs that provide training and exposure.  This book is intended for primary and secondary aged girls.   
 
  Engineering Projects for Young Scientists (Revised Edition)  Adams, Richard C.; Goodwin, Peter H. Franklin Watts, 2001      This book acknowledges the many different designs engineers are responsible for such as skyscrapers, furniture, cars, and computers. This book have many projects that involve the use of scientific experimentation, such as the design od bridges, cars, and musical instruments, rockets, cameras, and even amusement parks. The goal of this book is for students to discover how fascinating engineering can be. Experiments increase in difficulty and have specific instructions and a list of the required materials and tools. Good way to expose girls to hands-on engineering.   
 
  Exercise Your Options Math and Gender Films for the Humanities (Firm) Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2003 DVD     Presents the case that high school girls should not avoid math education and investigates rewarding math-related career opportunities.   
 
  Change is possible : stories of women and minorities in mathematics Kenschaft, Patricia C Providence, R.I. : American Mathematical Society, 2005     The stories presented in this book examine mathematicians that have defied stereotypes throughout time.  Interviews, surveys, and pictures all add to the biographies of each of the mathematicians.  The author covers the struggles of each person to become a professional, the daily treatment in their community, and their efforts for true equality.  It is intended as a reference of women and minority mathematicians, high school age up.    
 
  Women and Plants Howard, Patricia L. New York: Zed Books; Eschborn, Germany: Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit, 2003     This is a very important book. The collected papers present a rich picture of the vital role played by peasant women around the world and their struggle to preserve the plants. In the face of modern agribusiness, the agricultural wisdom of the past and the diversity of plants that have been used for both food and medicine. It is vital that decision makers, especially in the developing world, heed the knowledge of these women who understand so well the art of a sustainable lifestyle. Women and Plants must be in the library of every individual who cares about the future of our planet. This is a read for anyone interested in the role women have had on science.    
 

 

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