Girls Who Build: Inspiring Curiosity and Confidence to Make Anything Possible

By: Katie Hughes

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Synopsis: 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.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 272 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780762467228
Related ISBNs:: 9780762467211
Publisher:: Running Press
Date of Addition:: 06/16/21
Copyrighted By:: Katie Hughes
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Children's Books, Nonfiction, Science, Art and Architecture, Home and Garden, Technology
Grade Levels:: Third grade, Fourth grade, Fifth grade, Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade, Ninth grade
Reading Age:: 8–14
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.