Captivating profiles of STEM leaders to inspire tween girls.
Girls need role models, and this book offers 30 world leaders in science to inspire and motivate them. With fascinating profiles, fun facts, and original illustrations, Science Superstars shows young girls that it’s possible to achieve great success in STEM fields by showcasing some of the women who have done it.
Title alpha Science Superstars: 30 Brilliant Women Who Changed the World
Level Biography Middle Plus
Pages Count 128
Genre Nonfiction
Topics Women scientists. Science and nature. Medicine. Technology. Mary Anning (1799–1847). Maria Mitchell (1818–1889). Elizabeth Blackwell (1821–1920). Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (1836–1917). Marie Curie (1867–1934). Ynés Mexía (1870–1938). Gertrude Caton Thompson (1888–1985). Janaki Ammal (1897–1984). Katharine Burr Blodgett (1898–1979). Barbara McClintock (1902–1992). Grace Hopper (1906–1992). Rachel Carson (1907–1964). Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin (1910–1994). Chien-Shiung Wu (1912–1997). Hedy Lamarr (1914–2000). Gertrude B. Elion (1918–1999). Katherine Johnson (1918–2020). Jane Cooke Wright (1919–2013). Marie M. Daly (1921–2003). Mary Jackson (1921–2005). Stephanie Kwolek (1923–2014). Vera Rubin (1928–2016). Tu Youyou (1930– ). Jane Goodall (1934– ). Sylvia Earle (1935– ). Sau Lan Wu (1941– ). Alexa Canady (1950– ). Sally Ride (1951–2012). Mae Jemison (1958– ). Jennifer Doudna (1964– ).
Trim Size 9" x 7 3/10"
JLG Span Winter
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2021-09-06
JLG Release Date Nov 2021
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.