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Grasping mysteries : girls who loved math /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Atkins, Jeannine, 1953- (Author)
Other Authors: Assanelli, Victoria, 1984- (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : 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.
Herschel, Caroline Lucretia, > 1750-1848 > Childhood and youth > Fiction.
Nightingale, Florence, > 1820-1910 > Childhood and youth > Fiction.
Ayrton, Hertha, > 1854-1923 > Childhood and youth > Fiction.
Tharp, Marie > Childhood and youth > Fiction.
Johnson, Katherine G. > Childhood and youth > Fiction.
Paisano, Edna L. > Childhood and youth > Fiction.
Rubin, Vera C., > 1928-2016 > Childhood and youth > Fiction.
Novels in verse.
Mathematicians > Fiction.
Scientists > Fiction.
Sex role > Fiction.
JUVENILE FICTION > Stories in Verse (see also Poetry)
JUVENILE FICTION > Girls & Women.
JUVENILE FICTION > Mathematics.
Children's stories.
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.