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Title:
Grasping mysteries : girls who loved math
Preferred Call Number:
J FICTION ATKINS
Publication Information:
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2020.
Physical Description:
305 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Edition:
First edition.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Looking up: Caroline Herschel -- Making change with charts I: Florence Nightingale -- Exploring currents: Hertha Marks Ayrton -- Mapping what's hidden: Marie Tharp -- Creating paths through space: Katherine Johnson -- Making change with charts II: Edna Lee Paisano -- Looking beyond: Vera Rubin.
Reading Level:
Ages 10 up. Grades 4-6.
ISBN:
9781534460683
Summary:
A biographical novel in verse of seven girls from different time periods who used math to explore the mysteries of the universe and grew up to do innovate work that changed history.
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