An American Girl is a unique current girls' series by Valerie Tripp, Janet Beele Shaw, Connie Porter, Susan S. Adler and Maxine Schur. The series includes five girls from five time periods. Each book deals with one girl and parallels the other five. For example, the first book in the series for each girl is called, "Meet ...." The next one is called "... Learns a Lesson." The books are printed on high-quality glossy paper and include full-color small illustrations. The type is printed on a background color (extremely light) with white margins, making for attractive design.
The books make an effort to portray the young girls as strong characters as shown by their short descriptions:
The popular series captures the spirit of young girls and teaches them history in a fun manner. The author purposes to show children that although the world around them has changed, girls still have similar concerns--no matter what time period.
You'll see that some things about growing up have changed, while others--like families, friendships, and feelings--haven't changed at all. These are the important things that American girls will always share.
A chapter at the end of the book tells readers about how girls lived in that time period. Pictures and prints of paintings help the reader picture life back then.
Besides the fiction books, each girl has a cookbook, a craft book, a craft kit, a theater kit and a paperdoll kit. The creator also sells dolls and accessories. The phone number for a catalogue is 1-800-845-0005.
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