Unlike the usual format of the Rebel Girls series, The Rebel Girls Handbook doesn't tell the various women’s mini biographies in a story format but rather in lists which ensure so much more about the women that have been included.

The handbook is like the previous books, with the wonderful artwork and the ability to provide information for the reader in a manner that isn't overwhelming but is very inspiring. These books ensure children, regardless of gender, can learn something new. I do love how expansive the list of women who've been chosen for the handbook are from across the various continents which helps to ensure there is a variety of representation when it comes to country of birth, age and experience in their area of expertise. 

This book doesn't include just a few women but rather several hundred, which is incredible and will no doubt be useful for an educational purpose. I'm so glad to see more inclusion taking place with Rebel Girls in their books as there is trans representation. I'd also noticed the distinct lack of disabled women in the books and again, that kind of representation is in this book and is direly needed across all media to break the antiquated view that disability equates to idiocy. (Something I've witnessed since becoming a wheelchair user,  so it's not presumption but a sad reality.)

I did notice, however, that there were some biographies that I've seen in previous books from the Rebel Girls series, but I also understand that not everyone has read the books before.