Award-winning author Tonya Bolden explores the black women who have changed the world of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) in America. Including groundbreaking computer scientists, doctors, inventors, physicists, pharmacists, mathematicians, aviators, and many more, this book celebrates more than 50 women who have shattered the glass ceiling, defied racial discrimination, and pioneered in their fields. In these profiles, young readers will find role models, inspirations, and maybe even reasons to be the STEM leaders of tomorrow. These stories help young readers to dream big and stay curious.
Source notes. Selected sources. Index. Full-color and black-and-white photographs and reproductions.
Book Genres Autobiography/Biography, Narrative Nonfiction
Canadian Rights Yes
Dewey 509.2
Title alpha Changing the Equation: 50+ US Black Women in STEM
Level Biography Middle Plus
Pages Count 208
Genre Nonfiction
Topics African American women scientists. Women in science. Minorities in science. Biography. History of science. STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics).
Trim Size 8 1/4" x 5 1/2"
JLG Span Spring
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2020-03-02
JLG Release Date Apr 2020
Minimum grade 5
Maximum grade 8
Reading level Middle
Format Print
Biography Middle Plus (Grades 5-8)
Biography Middle Plus
Biography Middle Plus (Grades 5-8)
For Grades 5-8
Fascinating biographies and autobiographies will enable middle schoolers to read about the lives, thoughts, and accomplishments of the individuals who have shaped our world. Your patrons will learn about a remarkable person each month with this 14-book category.