TY - BOOK AU - Thimmesh,Catherine AU - Sweet,Melissa TI - ˜Theœ sky's the limit : stories of discovery by women and girls SN - 0618076980 AV - Q130 U1 - 925 PY - 2002/// PB - Houghton Mifflin KW - Women in science KW - Juvenile literature KW - Discoveries in science KW - short biographies of women in science, stories of discovery by girls and women N1 - 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 N2 - "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." UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/hm021/2001039111.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0736/2001039111-b.html ER -