Girl Scouts of the USA handbooks are currently in transition. In the Fall of 2011, the official Girl Scout handbook will be called, "The Girl's Guide to Girl Scouting" and there will be one book for each program level.
The first official Girl Scout handbook published in 1913 in the USA was called "How Girls Can Help Their Country: Handbook for Girl Scouts" and was written by W. J. Hoxie and adapted by Juliette Gordon Low.
Boy Scout Handbook was created in 1910.
Juliette Gordon Low, along with W.J. Hoxie, wrote the first Girl Scout handbook in 1913, called ""How Girls Can Help Their Country, Handbook for Girl Scouts". The handbook was adapted from the original British Girl Guides Handbook.
No. Due to copyright and trademark laws, Girl Scout materials are not allowed to be published online. Also note that the current Girl Scout materials will be replaced by "The Girl's Guide to Girl Scouting" for each level in September of 2011. "Journeys" will continue to be part of the Girl Scout program.
There is no official Girl Guide or Girl Scout organization in the People's Republic of China or Mainland China.
The Early Bird patch is not an official Girl Scout insignia, so it should be placed on the back of the Girl Scout sash or vest.
The ISBN of Boy Scout Handbook is 978-0-8395-3102-9.
The "You Are Registered" patch is not an official Girl Scout insignia, so it goes on the back of the sash or vest.
Because the official Girl Scout handshake calls for you to hold up the Girl Scout hand in your right hand. Not sure about the Boy Scouts.
You can track your scout's progress by looking at their handbook. Towards the end of the handbook, there is a section with all of the requirements for each rank.
Girl Scouts do not sponsor a badminton championship. There may be local competitions or a troop or group may have their own competition, but there is no 'official' Girl Scout badminton champion. There is no badminton champion listed on any of the Famous Girl Scout/Girl Guide lists.
The Official Preppy Handbook was created in 1980.