Girls Are Not Chicks Coloring Book Contributor(s): Bunnell, Jacinta (Author), Novak, Julie (Author) |
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ISBN: 1604860766 ISBN-13: 9781604860764 Publisher: PM Press OUR PRICE: $9.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2009 Annotation: Truly fun for all ages, this unique coloring book subversively and playfully examines the female gender stereotypes that pervade daily life. A diverse group of pictures reinforce positive gender roles throughout the book and show that girls are thinkers, creators, fighters, and healers. Some of the characters who show the new face of the feminine include Rapunzel, who now has power tools and Miss Muffet, who tells the spider off and considers a career as an arachnologist. Deconstructing the homogeneity of gender expression has never been so colorful. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Girls & Women |
Dewey: NA |
LCCN: 2009901378 |
Series: Reach and Teach |
Physical Information: 0.2" H x 8.2" W x 10.8" (0.25 lbs) 36 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Twenty-seven pages of feminist fun! This is a coloring book you will never outgrow. Girls Are Not Chicks is a subversive and playful way to examine how pervasive gender stereotypes are in every aspect of our lives. This book helps to deconstruct the homogeneity of gender expression in children's media by showing diverse pictures that reinforce positive gender roles for girls. Color the Rapunzel for a new society. She now has power tools, a roll of duct tape, a Tina Turner album, and a bus pass! Paint outside the lines with Miss Muffet as she tells that spider off and considers a career as an arachnologist Girls are not chicks. Girls are thinkers, creators, fighters, healers, and superheroes. |