| Girls Garage: How to Use Any Tool, Tackle Any Project, and Build the World You Want to See (Teenage Trailblazers, Stem Building Proj Contributor(s): Pilloton, Emily (Author), Bingaman-Burt, Kate |
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ISBN: 1452166277 ISBN-13: 9781452166278 Publisher: Chronicle Books OUR PRICE: $26.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Nonfiction | Technology - Machinery & Tools - Young Adult Nonfiction | Girls & Women - Young Adult Nonfiction | Reference |
| Dewey: 621.9 |
| LCCN: 2019010854 |
| Lexile Measure: 1130 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 8.1" W x 10.1" (2.35 lbs) 319 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Girls Garage is the only book you'll ever need for a lifetime of building and repair. Packed with over 175 illustrated tool guides, 11 how-to projects, 21 essential skills, and 15 inspiring stories from real-world builder girls and women, Girls Garage will inspire you to fill up your toolbox and get building With a background in architecture and construction, Emily Pilloton started the nonprofit Girls Garage to give girls the tools to build the world they want to see. Since 2013, girls ages 9-18 have come to Girls Garage's workshop eager to use power tools and build real-world projects for their community. The Girls Garage book puts that same power into girls' hands around the world, inviting them to join a thriving, diverse, and fierce movement of fearless builder girls. Not sure which screws to buy? Need to fix a running toilet? With Girls Garage, you'll have the expertise to tackle these problems with your own hands. Or maybe you want to get creative and build something totally new. A birdhouse? A bookshelf? Girls Garage has you covered. Girls Garage will be both a trusted household resource and a wellspring of inspiration and encouragement in the vein of Women in Science Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science and the World.
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