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Grasping mysteries : girls who loved math / Jeannine Atkins ; [illustrations by Victoria Assanelli].

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781534460683
  • ISBN: 1534460683
  • ISBN: 9781534460690
  • ISBN: 1534460691
  • Physical Description: 305 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York City : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2020]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-305).
Formatted Contents Note:
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.
Target Audience Note:
960L Lexile
Ages 10 Up. Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
Grades 4-6. Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader MG 6.2 5 5 515513

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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.
Novels in verse.
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.
Mathematicians > Fiction.
Scientists > Fiction.
Sex role > Fiction.
Genre: Novels in verse.
Novels in verse.
Historical fiction.
Biographical fiction.

Available copies

  • 6 of 6 copies available at SPARK Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Juniata County.

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  • 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
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