The sky's the limit : stories of discovery by women and girls
Thimmesh, Catherine
The sky's the limit : stories of discovery by women and girls Catherine Thimmesh ; illustrated by Melissa Sweet - Houghton Mifflin 2002 - 73 p. ill. (some col.) 24 cm
Presents brief accounts of the work of a variety of women scientists in such fields as astronomy, biology, anthropology, and medicine. Includes bibliographical references (p. 66-67) and index
"Today, women and girls in all walks of life are unleashing their curiosity and forging their own paths to discovery -- paths that zigzag and weave about freely, unbound, unhindered, limitless; paths that will prove the sky's the limit for possibility and discovery. Upon reflection, it becomes clear that women's discoveries -- past and present -- have helped to define the very world in which we live. These stories are a celebration of their journeys."
0618076980 0618494898 9780618076987
2001039111
Women in science--Juvenile literature
Discoveries in science--Juvenile literature
Women in science
Discoveries in science
short biographies of women in science, stories of discovery by girls and women
Q130
925 500/.82
The sky's the limit : stories of discovery by women and girls Catherine Thimmesh ; illustrated by Melissa Sweet - Houghton Mifflin 2002 - 73 p. ill. (some col.) 24 cm
Presents brief accounts of the work of a variety of women scientists in such fields as astronomy, biology, anthropology, and medicine. Includes bibliographical references (p. 66-67) and index
"Today, women and girls in all walks of life are unleashing their curiosity and forging their own paths to discovery -- paths that zigzag and weave about freely, unbound, unhindered, limitless; paths that will prove the sky's the limit for possibility and discovery. Upon reflection, it becomes clear that women's discoveries -- past and present -- have helped to define the very world in which we live. These stories are a celebration of their journeys."
0618076980 0618494898 9780618076987
2001039111
Women in science--Juvenile literature
Discoveries in science--Juvenile literature
Women in science
Discoveries in science
short biographies of women in science, stories of discovery by girls and women
Q130
925 500/.82