A review by oomilyreads
Living the Confidence Code: Real Girls. Real Stories. Real Confidence. by Claire Shipman, Katty Kay, Jillellyn Riley
5.0
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Living the Confidence Code written by Katty Kay, Claire Shipman, & JillEllyn Riley
This is a collection of real stories from girls around the world from a variety of backgrounds on how they created confidence.
“Confidence is what turns our thoughts into actions”.
My 3rd grader was in awe of the stories in this book. There were so many from all walks of life and some from very underprivileged backgrounds. My daughter especially liked the graphic illustrations of some of the stories. It made for a nice transition. There were so many stories of strong young girls that stood out to us.
My daughter liked the girls who advocated for their environment like Greta Thumberg who is a champion for climate change since the age of 15. She traveled by sailboat to the UN Conference using solar panels & underwater turbines so she uses zero emissions! She considers her autism her superpower. “My Aspergers is my superpower. It made me different and being different is a gift”. How brilliant is that?
We also really liked the story Autumn Peltier from the Anishinaabe Eagle Clan & Wikwemikong First Nation. She’s indigenous and her people believe that water has a spirit and should be considered sacred & precious. AS IT SHOULD BE! From the age of 12 years old, she spoke to Canada’s Prime Minister & has been invited to Stockholm for the Children’s Climate Conference & has spoken at the UN conference in NY.
I gravitated toward Haven Shepherd who is the 16 year old that came from a family of athletes. She was born in Vietnam with two legs, but then a bomb killed her parents and left her without legs. She longed to be in the Paralympics and with that set as a goal, she trains year round. I remember being in awe when I was a medical resident, one of my patients came in with 4 prosthetics. 2 legs and 2 arms. She sat on my clinic table, chatting away and took off her prosthetic legs and arms, told me she worked a full time job since age 16! She's an inspiration! Now that's Confidence!
Thank you @harperkids @theshelfstuff for sending me this finished copy!
Living the Confidence Code written by Katty Kay, Claire Shipman, & JillEllyn Riley
This is a collection of real stories from girls around the world from a variety of backgrounds on how they created confidence.
“Confidence is what turns our thoughts into actions”.
My 3rd grader was in awe of the stories in this book. There were so many from all walks of life and some from very underprivileged backgrounds. My daughter especially liked the graphic illustrations of some of the stories. It made for a nice transition. There were so many stories of strong young girls that stood out to us.
My daughter liked the girls who advocated for their environment like Greta Thumberg who is a champion for climate change since the age of 15. She traveled by sailboat to the UN Conference using solar panels & underwater turbines so she uses zero emissions! She considers her autism her superpower. “My Aspergers is my superpower. It made me different and being different is a gift”. How brilliant is that?
We also really liked the story Autumn Peltier from the Anishinaabe Eagle Clan & Wikwemikong First Nation. She’s indigenous and her people believe that water has a spirit and should be considered sacred & precious. AS IT SHOULD BE! From the age of 12 years old, she spoke to Canada’s Prime Minister & has been invited to Stockholm for the Children’s Climate Conference & has spoken at the UN conference in NY.
I gravitated toward Haven Shepherd who is the 16 year old that came from a family of athletes. She was born in Vietnam with two legs, but then a bomb killed her parents and left her without legs. She longed to be in the Paralympics and with that set as a goal, she trains year round. I remember being in awe when I was a medical resident, one of my patients came in with 4 prosthetics. 2 legs and 2 arms. She sat on my clinic table, chatting away and took off her prosthetic legs and arms, told me she worked a full time job since age 16! She's an inspiration! Now that's Confidence!
Thank you @harperkids @theshelfstuff for sending me this finished copy!