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Title:

Girls to the rescue : tales of clever, courageous girls from around the world / edited by Bruce Lansky.

Publisher:

Meadowbrook Press,

Copyright Date:

c1995

Description:

ix, 103 p. ; 20 cm.

Subject:

Children's stories.
Heroines--Fiction.
Girls--Fiction.
Short stories.

Other Authors:

Lansky, Bruce.

Contents:

Cody's wooden whistle / Douglas Dosson -- Adrianna's chickens / Anne Schraff -- Liza and the lost letter / Bruce Lansky -- Jamila and the tiger / Anne Schraff -- The peacemakers / Lois Greiman -- Kim's surprise witness / adapted by Bruce Lansky -- Vassilisa the wise / adapted by Joanne Mitchell -- Just a girl / Brenda Cox -- The clever daughter-in-law / adapted by Bruce Lansky -- Peggy's magic egg / adapted by Stephen Mooser.

Summary:

A collection of ten stories featuring admirable girls in both familiar and exotic settings.

Indexed by:

SLJ Feb 1997.

ISBN:

0671573756 (pbk.) :
9780671573751 (pbk.) :

Locations:

GIPC251 -- De Soto Public Library (De Soto)

BDPB251 -- Granger Public Library (Granger)

SXPC124 -- Greene Public Library (Greene)

SPPE104 -- Independence Public Library (Independence)

GCPC771 -- Mitchellville Public Library (Mitchellville) — J FIC GIR