I love learning about historical figures that we didn't talk about in school - many have really interesting stories of how they accomplished a goal or how they ended up doing what they were doing. This is a sequel to Girls Who Rocked the World and will be a welcome addition to anyone's bookshelf. Filled with short profiles of women who have made a mark on the world before turning twenty, I enjoyed the diverse list of women from modern names like Adele to historical figures like Queen Elizabeth.

My daughter loved the first Girls Who Rocked the World, and if possible, she liked this one even more. This is a great way to introduce kids to important women in history. The stories are just the right length and are written as stories rather than just facts so they are more appealing to kids who might normally just choose fiction. The wide selection of women covered is also a great way to show girls that there are all sorts of heroes that they can look up to.

More Girls Who Rocked The World is a mixture of some badass females who are out there from Queens to pirates to computer scientists to politicians, singers, activists and more. There are 45 girls in the book of women who fought to follow their dreams and succeeded. Each "girl" has several pages about her as her bio. This is a quick and easy read, but incredibly inspirational - if these ladies did it - why can't I? Some of the girls in here I knew about and some I didn't, but that didn't make each and every one of them any less inspirational. I was especially happy to see Bindi Irwin included!

I received a free e-copy of this book in order to write this review, I was not otherwise compensated.

Another collection to help empower young female readers by showing them the fearless feminine leaders who came before.

I don't know why I'm surprised that I was left so inspired by the women in this book.

I loved reading the stories that made these women who they are today. It's such a great and brief biography. Though be warned if you're anything like me you'll end up looking up more books about all these women.

I've said it multiple times before but I find it kind of sad that we have to have books just about women in history because no one else is telling their stories. We need to be reminded that they existed and made aware that they too had a hand in major moments and movements in the world. Without books like that it would all be a big "Who?".

It's long past the time to start focusing on the women in history and those making history, because not only are they a big part in it, but they were pretty awesome while doing whatever it is they did.

The phrase "backwards and in heels,” comes to mind; these women are all examples of that. They didn't let anything stop them from getting what they wanted, and fighting for what they believed in. They're proof that if you want something bad enough and work for it you can accomplish and have almost anything.

These are important books because they are true accounts of woman of all ages making significant contributions to humanity in big and small ways that have made a huge impact on us all. With so many negative messages in our present day media, it's encouraging for all of us to read inspiring accounts of these individual women. Another impressive feature of the book are the question/response statements from young girls on how they will "Rock the world".

This book rocked...yep I said it but it really did, who knew there were so many amazing women in the world dating as far back as Esther from the bible. There is so much to love about this book and the girls that come before us and those that are currently rocking the world.

Each page has a handdrawn picture of the girl that Rocks our World, with biographical information about them sometimes with a quote of what that girl has said, for example Australian Bindi Irwin is quoted as saying "Every time we lose an animal species, it's like losing a brick from the house. Pretty soon, the house just falls down" and Author Beverly Cleary "Children should learn that read is pleasure, not just something that teachers make you do in school." Such powerful words that have helped change our world.

It is very interesting to read about each girl that has rocked our world. I learnt a lot from this and feel that it would be a valuable resource in a school library because it is celebrates diversity, celebrating women as strong, independent and capable, and helps girls across the world grow in confidence and with a healthy self esteem. If these women can do it then so can you!

My most favourite part of the book is the snippets at the end of the chapters titled "How will YOU rock the world?" These are little snippets from your everyday girl talking about how they plan on rocking the world. It is wonderful to hear from young women that have thought about what they want to share with the world.

Overall, this is a wonderful book that promotes a healthy look at how girls are making differences in the world and so can you!

When I was in elementary school, we had a library. There were picture books, and non-fiction books, and all the sorts of books you would expect to find in a school library, I suppose. The room had been a classroom before the PTA converted it into a library, so it wasn't huge, but there was one section I loved. It was two book cases near the little kids section that held biographies, 921 in the Dewey decisive system. They had a lot of "Lives of famous people when they were kids" series, and I ate them up. I read the other bios as well, but somehow reading about famous people when they were young was so cool. Back then, pre-title IX, and all that, in the time of the dianasuars, there were not many books about women. I believe we had Amelia Earhart, Marie Curie, and Clara Barton. There may have been a few more, but mostly it was men.

So, that is why this book is so cool, and so needed. There are so many young women, many of anthem contempary, that are in this book. I would love to list them all here, but the book is over 300 pages long, and has a different story every three to four pages. And what is also interesting is the breadth of women written about here. We learn about women who are long since dead, we learn about women from all over the world, we learn about women who are still girls, and doing amazing stuff right now.

I would highly recommend this book for classroom, and libraries, and perhaps to have in the home as well. Girls need to know what other girls have done, and how far they have gone, and thus, how far they themselves can go. As always, it is important to be able to see yoruself in the world to know that you too can achieve things.

Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.

The world needs more books such as this that showcase strong women throughout time. It empowers women and girls through stories of real people past and present. I am so grateful for book two in what I hope will be a longer series to have on my shelf to empower and enable girls to be who they are.

A fantastic feminist collection celebrating women!

I have to admit when I saw that McCann had included a story about Grace O’Malley the Pirate Queen of Ireland I was drawn to the book since she was a hero of mine as a kid. Not only did she do a fantastic job on the hero Queen’s story but the rest of the book was an amazing collection of diverse women that girls around the world can find inspiration in across a wide spectrum of careers and challenges.

McCann covered the globe to find authors, dancers, scientists, politicians, and more to show that despite living in a male dominated world that has often erased, overlooked or suppressed the accomplishments of the female gender since the beginning of time, women have STILL managed to find ways to change the world.

As a mother of daughters this is exactly the kind of book I would love to have in our home so I can show them it’s possible to rise above and achieve their dreams. McCann shows we should take pride in our gender and our abilities because all of us have the power to make a difference.