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Bold Women in Science: 15 Women in History You Should Know
Contributor(s): Washington, Danni (Author)
ISBN: 1648764312     ISBN-13: 9781648764318
Publisher: Rockridge Press
OUR PRICE:   $8.99  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: September 2021
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BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Women
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Girls & Women
Dewey: B
Lexile Measure: 1160
Physical Information: 0.33" H x 6" W x 9" (0.50 lbs) 120 pages
 
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Inspiring stories of women who changed the course of science-for kids ages 8 to 12

Women have always been at the forefront of scientific discovery. This collection of biographies for kids explores 15 of these women and their extraordinary accomplishments-even in the face of huge challenges. See how they bravely followed their dreams and revolutionized what we know about technology, our bodies, and even the universe!

Explore talented women in history who helped us:

  • Change medicine-Learn the stories of chemists like Alice Ball and Marie Daly, and how they helped cure disease and figure out the workings of the human heart.
  • Understand the Earth-Discover botanists like Janaki Ammal and marine biologists like Sylvia Earle who created new species of plants and explored beneath the ocean.
  • Advance technology-Find out how Ada Lovelace and Gladys West both made major advances in data science, even though they lived more than 100 years apart.

Go further than other history books and read about those who are often overlooked with Bold Women in Science.