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Grasping mysteries girls who loved math

Learn about seven groundbreaking women in math and science in this gorgeously written biographical novel-in-verse, a companion to the Finding Wonders: Three Girls Who Changed Science. After a childhood spent looking up at the stars, Caroline Herschel was the first woman to discover a comet and to ea...

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Main Author: Atkins, Jeannine, 1953- (Author)
Other Authors: Assanelli, Victoria, 1984- (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2020]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Herschel, Caroline Lucretia, > 1750-1848 > Childhood and youth > Juvenile fiction.
Nightingale, Florence, > 1820-1910 > Childhood and youth > Juvenile fiction.
Ayrton, Hertha, > 1854-1923 > Childhood and youth > Juvenile fiction.
Tharp, Marie > Childhood and youth > Juvenile fiction.
Johnson, Katherine G. > Childhood and youth > Juvenile fiction.
Paisano, Edna L. > Childhood and youth > Juvenile fiction.
Rubin, Vera C., > 1928-2016 > Childhood and youth > Juvenile fiction.
Mathematicians > Juvenile fiction.
Scientists > Juvenile fiction.
Sex role > Juvenile fiction.
Historical fiction > Juvenile.
Biographical fiction > Juvenile.
Novels in verse > Juvenile.
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Table of 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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