This informative and encouraging book of thirty-four mini-biographies, each accompanied by a full-page, full-color illustration of the subject, tells the stories of women of various ages who are all doing something important to save the world. Each biography includes some background of the subject, but clearly focuses on the issues they are successfully tackling, ranging from stopping food waste, to farming kelp, to harvesting geothermal energy. Particularly of note is the fact that almost none of these women knew what they were embarking on when they started their journeys. They all learned along the way.

The book includes many fascinating and frightening facts, hints for ways to get involved, an explanation of “How we got here to begin with”, and culminates with a section called “What now”. One interesting statistic states that teenage girls are better advocates than teenage boys. Throughout, the author’s tone is one of encouragement, urging motivation and enforcing the idea that any one of us can make a positive difference in the world, regardless of our backgrounds.

Highly recommended.

Reviewed by Crystal Wilder, University of Southern Maine, Gorham Campus Library