Wonder women of science : twelve geniuses who are currently rocking science, technology, and the world. / Tiera Fletcher and Ginger Rue ; illustrated by Sally Wern Comport.
The twelve scientists who are profiled here are women from all sorts of backgrounds who are currently rocking science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Each of them has a different story to tell about how she got to where she is today, but the one thing they have in common is that they are truly wonder women of science. Around the world there are many more women doing incredible work and breaking new ground in STEM fields--not to mention girls of all ages dreaming of how they will one day contribute.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781536207347
- ISBN: 1536207349
- Physical Description: 195 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Somerville, MA : Candlewick Press, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-187) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Tiera Fletcher : preface -- Davina Durgana : fighting modern slavery through math -- Evelyn Galban : providing top medical care for all creatures -- Cierra McDonald : using computer science for serious fun -- Patrícia Medici : saving the tapirs (and rain forests... and woods... and grasslands) -- Dava Newman : rethinking the marshmallow space suit -- Maureen Raymo : unlocking climate change secrets from the earth and the ocean -- Mareena Robinson Snowden : using science for world peace -- Monsi Román : cracking down on the world's tiniest stowaways -- Kaitlyn Sadtler : engineering the immune system for tissue regeneration -- Sara Seager : searching the cosmos for another earth -- Teresa Woodruff : safeguarding the future of girls with cancer -- Minjuan Zhang : driving automobile technology to (literally) unseen destinations. |
Target Audience Note: | 1050L Lexile |
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Genre: | Biographies. Illustrated works. |
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Wonder Women of Science: How 12 Geniuses Are Rocking Science, Technology, and the World
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Wonder Women of Science: How 12 Geniuses Are Rocking Science, Technology, and the World
What does it take to be a STEM genius? Check out these exciting, highly readable profiles of a dozen contemporary women who are on the cutting edge of scientific research. Searching the cosmos for a new Earth. Using math to fight human trafficking. Designing invisible (and safer) cars. Unlocking climate-change secrets. All of this groundbreaking science, and much more, is happening right now, spearheaded by the diverse female scientists and engineers profiled in this book. Meet award-winning aerospace engineer Tiera Fletcher and twelve other science superstars and hear them tell in their own words not only about their fascinating work, but also about their childhoods and the paths they traveled to get where they are--paths that often involved failures and unexpected changes in direction, but also persistence, serendipity, and brilliant insights. Their careers range from computer scientist to microbiologist to unique specialties that didn't exist before some amazing women profiled here created them. Here is a book to surprise and inspire not only die-hard science fans, but also those who don't (yet!) think of themselves as scientists. Back matter includes reading suggestions, an index, a glossary, and some surprising ideas for how to get involved in the world of STEM.