Bibliograph

Grasping mysteries, girls who loved math, Jeannine Atkins

Type

Label

Grasping mysteries, girls who loved math, Jeannine Atkins

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 10 Up, Atheneum Books for Young Readers

resource.interestGradeLevel

Grades 4-6, Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Grasping mysteries

Oclc number

1178738344

Responsibility statement

Jeannine Atkins

Sub title

girls who loved math

Summary

A biographical novel in verse of seven girls from different time periods who used math to explore the mysteries of the universe and grew up to do innovate work that changed history

Table Of Contents

Looking up: Caroline Herschel -- Making change with charts I: Florence Nightingale -- Exploring currents: Hertha Marks Ayrton -- Mapping what's hidden: Marie Tharp -- Creating paths through space: Katherine Johnson -- Making change with charts II: Edna Lee Paisano -- Looking beyond: Vera Rubin

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification

Creator