Grasping mysteries : girls who loved math
by
Atkins, Jeannine, 1953- author.
Title
:
Grasping mysteries : girls who loved math
Alternate title
:
Girls who loved math
Author
:
Atkins, Jeannine, 1953- author.
Assanelli, Victoria, 1984- illustrator.
Summary
:
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.-- Provided by publisher.
Audience
:
Ages 10 Up. Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
Grades 4-6. Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
Edition
:
First edition.
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.
Physical Description
:
305 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Genre
:
Novels in verse.
Historical fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Personal Subject
:
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.
Author(s)
:
Assanelli, Victoria, 1984-
Publisher
:
Atheneum Books for Young Readers,
Publication Date
:
2020
ISBN
:
9781534460683
9781534460690
Publication Information
:
New York, NY : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2020]
Call Number
:
M ATKINS
| Item Barcode | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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| 33607003521401 | Middle Fiction | ATKINS | Checked In |