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Jeannine Atkins
A novel in verse tells how three remarkable women--Mary Agnes Chase, Marguerite Thomas Williams, and Sophie Mack Lutterlough--pursue their scientific passions despite societal barriers, and achieve groundbreaking success in botany…
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A biographical novel in verse of three different girls in three different time periods who grew up to become groundbreaking scientists –
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A biographical novel in verse of a half Native American, half African American female sculptor, Edmonia Lewis, working in the years right after the Civil War –
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A biographical novel in verse about Lise Meitner, an Austrian Jew and physics professor in Nazi Germany who escaped to Sweden and whose work led to the discovery of nuclear…
A fictionalized account of a real-life rivalry between two sisters who crave wealth, fame, and travel at a time when women are expected to be content with a humble home…
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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…
A beautifully moving biographical novel in verse from acclaimed author Jeannine Atkins about Lise Meitner, the groundbreaking woman physicist who discovered nuclear fission.
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Learn about seven groundbreaking women in math and science in this gorgeously written biographical novel-in-verse.
Told in vivid, compelling poems, this is the story of three daughters and their remarkable mothers whose work in literature, business, and science changed the world.
A gorgeously written biographical novel in verse of three different girls in three different time periods who grew up to become groundbreaking scientists.
A young Puerto Rican girl learns an important lesson about pride and victory from her mother. A good choice that nicely fills the void of picture books about girls involved…
Profiles the lives and influences of six female naturalists: Maria Sibylla Merian, Anna Botsford Comstock, Frances Hamerstrom, Rachel Carson, Miriam Rothschild, and Jane Goodall.
The day of the big swim meet has finally arrived, and Jessenia is excited, but a bit worried too.
It’s the day of Jessenia’s first swim meet away from home, and the other team is on a winning streak. Feeling excited and worried, she wonders if her team’s spirit…
