Here Come the Girl Scouts!: The Amazing All-True Story of Juliette 'Daisy' Gordon Low and Her Great Adventure

Shana Corey and Hadley Hooper

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The amazing, all-true story of the first Girl Scouts and their visionary founder.

Juliette Gordon Low--Daisy to her friends and family--was not like most girls of the Victorian era. Prim and proper? BOSH Dainty and delicate? HOW BORING She loved the outdoors, and she yearned for adventure Born into a family of pathfinders and pioneers, she too wanted to make a difference in the world--and nothing would stop her. Combining her ancestors' passion for service with her own adventurous spirit and her belief that girls could do anything, she founded the Girl Scouts. One hundred years later, they continue to have adventures, do good deeds, and make a difference

Publisher: Scholastic Press
Published: 01/01/2012
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 11.06h x 8.77w x 0.36d
ISBN: 9780545342780
Age: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.5
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 149103 / Here Come the Girl Scouts!


Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 12/05/2011 pg. 72
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2012
Booklist 01/01/2012 pg. 84
School Library Journal 02/01/2012 pg. 101
New York Times Book Review 03/11/2012 pg. 16
New York Times Book Review 03/18/2012 pg. 24
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 174 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
Hadley Hooper is an editorial artist whose work appears regularly in The New York Times. HERE COME THE GIRL SCOUTS! is her first picture book. She lives in Denver, Colorado.
Shana Corey has the unique ability to make history accessible and fun, a talent that has been praised in all of her celebrated picture books, including MERMAID QUEEN, illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham and YOU FORGOT YOUR SKIRT, AMELIA BLOOMER!, illustrated by Chesley McLaren, which was named a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year and an Orbis Pictus Recommended Title. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.