BOOK

Women who shaped science : inspirational leaders in STEM

Durkin, Frances, 1981- author, Ventura, Nur, illustrator, Jacoby, Jenny, author, Barker, Vicky (Illustrator), book designer

2024

Overview

A fascinating journey through history chronicling 20 remarkable women who were pioneers in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). This beautifully illustrated non-fiction book for age 8 and older opens with the first perfume maker in 1200 BCE, through the present, a young woman from Kenya invented eco-friendly paving blocks made from recycled plastics, their inspirational stories will inspire the next generation of female STEM innovators. Further engagement is encouraged with 12 activities and experiments to do at home, glossary, and list of periodic elements. A fascinating journey through history chronicling 20 remarkable women who were pioneers in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). This beautifully illustrated non-fiction children's book for ages 8 and older opens with the first perfume maker, Tapputi Belatekallim in Mesopotamia, 1200 BCE, through the present, where Nzambi Matee from Kenya, who while studying physics, invented eco-friendly paving blocks made from recycled plastics, their inspirational stories will inspire the next generation of female STEM innovators. Further engagement is encouraged with 12 at-home activities and experiments including Make Your Own Fossil, Build a Recycled Toy House, and Measure Something You Can't See. References include a glossary and list of periodic elements.

• Publisher: Curious Fox Books, an imprint of Fox Chapel Publishing
• Subject: Women scientists Biography Juvenile literature. / Women in science Juvenile literature. / Women inventors Biography Juvenile literature. / Women in technology Juvenile literature. / Women engineers Biography Juvenile literature. / Women in engineering Juvenile literature. / Women mathematicians Biography Juvenile literature. / Women in mathematics Juvenile literature. / Women Biography Juvenile literature. / Women Biography. / Women in science. / Women inventors. / Women in engineering. / Women in mathmatics. / Femmes Biographies. / Femmes dans les sciences Ouvrages pour la jeunesse. / Inventrices Biographies Ouvrages pour la jeunesse. / Femmes en technologie Ouvrages pour la jeunesse. / Ingénieures Biographies Ouvrages pour la jeunesse. / Femmes en ingénierie Ouvrages pour la jeunesse. / Mathématiciennes Biographies Ouvrages pour la jeunesse. / Femmes en mathématiques Ouvrages pour la jeunesse. / Femmes Biographies Ouvrages pour la jeunesse. / STEM.
• ISBN: 9798890941862

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
Q130 .D87 2024	1	BOOK	WAITINSERT