Girls solve everything Stories of women entrepreneurs building a better world

The team behind Girls Think of Everything return to spotlight an inclusive, international range of 16 female "social innovators" from the present and the past, such as Jane Chen, whose team invented a low-cost infant warmer for premature newborns in 2008, and Elizabeth Stott, who opened consignment shops for women's financial empowerment in 1832. Thimmesh delivers the profiles in a lively voice: "If one random kid enlists ten other kids to help, the difference they can collectively make multiplies and grows." Golden speech bubbles throughout offer more data and fun facts, and direct quotes from the featured women, indicated by italics, further enrich the text. Sweet contributes eye-catching mixed-media illustrations, including portraits of the entrepreneurs and full-page collages that often feature quotes or diagrams relevant to their experience. A hearty nonfiction tome as likely to educate as it is to inspire. Back matter includes a glossary of business terms and quoted sources. Ages 10--up. (Mar.)