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First edition. |
| Description |
305 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
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still image sti rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-305). |
| Audience |
Ages 10 Up. Atheneum Books for Young Readers. |
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Grades 4-6. Atheneum Books for Young Readers. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
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Herschel, Caroline Lucretia, 1750-1848 -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile fiction.
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Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910 -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile fiction.
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Ayrton, Hertha, 1854-1923 -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile fiction.
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Tharp, Marie -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile fiction.
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Johnson, Katherine G. -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile fiction.
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Paisano, Edna L. -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile fiction.
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Rubin, Vera C., 1928-2016 -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile fiction.
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Novels in verse.
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Herschel, Caroline Lucretia, 1750-1848 -- Childhood and youth -- Fiction. |
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Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910 -- Childhood and youth -- Fiction. |
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Ayrton, Hertha, 1854-1923 -- Childhood and youth -- Fiction. |
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Tharp, Marie -- Childhood and youth -- Fiction. |
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Johnson, Katherine G. -- Childhood and youth -- Fiction. |
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Paisano, Edna L. -- Childhood and youth -- Fiction. |
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Rubin, Vera C., 1928-2016 -- Childhood and youth -- Fiction. |
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Mathematicians -- Fiction.
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Scientists -- Fiction.
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Sex role -- Fiction.
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JUVENILE FICTION -- Stories in Verse (see also Poetry)
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JUVENILE FICTION -- Girls & Women.
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JUVENILE FICTION -- Mathematics.
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Herschel, Caroline Lucretia, 1750-1848. (OCoLC)fst00012564 |
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Johnson, Katherine G. (OCoLC)fst01986626 |
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Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910. (OCoLC)fst00042325 |
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Rubin, Vera C., 1928-2016. (OCoLC)fst00235481 |
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Tharp, Marie. (OCoLC)fst00003619 |
| Genre |
Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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Historical fiction.
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Biographical fiction.
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Novels in verse.
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| Added Author |
Assanelli, Victoria, 1984- illustrator.
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| Added Title |
Girls who loved math |
| ISBN |
9781534460683 (hardcover) : $17.99 |
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1534460683 (hardcover) |
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9781534460690 (paperback) |
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1534460691 (paperback) |
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