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Solving the puzzle under the sea Marie Tharp maps the ocean floor

"This illustrated biography shares the story of female scientist, Marie Tharp, a pioneering woman scientist and the first person to ever successfully map the ocean floor"--Provided by publisher.

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Main Author:	Burleigh, Robert
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2016]
Subjects:	Tharp, Marie > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction. Cartographers > United States > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction. Geomorphologists > United States > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction. Women cartographers > United States > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction. Submarine topography > Juvenile nonfiction. Biographies > Juvenile.
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Summary:	"This illustrated biography shares the story of female scientist, Marie Tharp, a pioneering woman scientist and the first person to ever successfully map the ocean floor"--Provided by publisher.
Item Description:	"A Paula Wiseman Book."
Physical Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Awards:	A Junior Library Guild selection
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9781481416009 (hardcover) 1481416006 (hardcover)
Author Notes:	Robert Burleigh is the award-winning author of many books for children, including The Adventures of Mark Twain by Huckleberry Finn , illustrated by Barry Blitt; Night Flight , illustrated by Wendell Minor; Black Whiteness , illustrated by Walter Lyon Krudop; and Sylvia's Bookshop , illustrated by Katy Wu. His many other books include Hoops ; Stealing Home ; and Clang! Clang! Beep! Beep! He lives in Michigan. Raúl Colón has illustrated several highly acclaimed picture books including the New York Times bestselling Angela and the Baby Jesus by Frank McCourt and Susanna Reich's José! Born to Dance , which received a starred review in Booklist . Mr. Colón lived in Puerto Rico as a young boy and now resides in New City, New York, with his family.