Grasping mysteries : girls who loved math /

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by Atkins, Jeannine,
[ 02. English Fiction ] Physical details: 305 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. Subject(s): Novels in verse. | Mathematicians | Scientists | Sex role 02. English Fiction Item type : 02. English Fiction
Location Collection Call Number Status Date Due
Vernon River Consolidated School verse F ATK Available

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.

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 changed history.

Ages 10 Up. Atheneum Books for Young Readers.

Grades 4-6. Atheneum Books for Young Readers.