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Born curious : 20 girls who grew up to be awesome scientists Cover Image Book

Born curious : 20 girls who grew up to be awesome scientists / Martha Freeman ; illustrated by Katy Wu.

Twenty girls who grew up to be awesome scientists (other title)
20 girls who grew up to be awesome scientists (portion title)
Freeman, Martha, 1956- (author.). Wu, Katy, (illustrator.).

Summary:

"A collection of biographies of twenty groundbreaking women scientists who were curious kids and grew up to make incredible discoveries."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781534421530
  • ISBN: 153442153X
  • Physical Description: 122 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, [2020].

Content descriptions

General Note:
"A Paula Wiseman book"--Title page.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 110-118) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction -- Ellen Swallow Richards -- Joan Beauchamp Procter -- Frances Oldham Kelsey -- Gertrude Belle Elion -- Rosalind Franklin -- Marie Tharp -- Vera Cooper Rubin -- Tu Youyou -- Sylvia Earle -- Lynn Alexander Margulis -- Patricia Era Bath -- Christiane Nusslein-Volhard -- Jocelyn Bell Burnell -- Shirley Anne Jackson -- Ingrid Daubechies -- Adriana Ocampo -- Susan Solomon -- Carol Greider -- May-Britt Moser -- Maryam Mirzakhani -- Afterword: So you want to be a scientist.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 7-12.
Grades 4 to 6.
1000L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.2 4 509421.

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Women scientists > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Women > Biography > Juvenile literature.
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Genre:
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  • 21 of 23 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.

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