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Awesome achievers in technology
\"Part of a super fun middle grade series, Awesome Achievers in Technology puts the spotlight on lesser-known heroes and their contributions in tech\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Explorers in the 20th and 21st Centuries
Technological advances--including pressurized cabins for hot air balloons, rocketry that powers spacecraft, and deep-sea diving gear--have changed the face of exploration. What hasn't changed since ancient times, however, is the bravery and inquisitiveness of intrepid individuals at the forefront of modern-day exploration and adventure. Those who have challenged conventional thinking, and sought to test physical limits of human endurance in the 20th and 21st centuries are the subjects of this exciting collection of biographies.
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Top 101 women of STEM
Chronicles the lives of women scientists throughout history, including Linda B. Buck, Gertrude B. Elion, Barbara McClintock, and Yi Soyeon.
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Multicultural children's literature
This book is designed to prepare K-12 preservice and inservice teachers to address the social, cultural, and critical issues of our times through the use of multicultural children’s books. It will be used as a core textbook in courses on multicultural children’s literature and as a supplement in courses on children’s literature and social studies teaching methods. It can also be used as a supplement in courses on literacy, reading, language arts, and multicultural education.
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She can STEM : 50 trailblazing women in science from ancient history to today
She Can STEM highlights the curiosity, creativity, and perseverance of 50 leading historical and modern physicists, chemists, biologists, and ecologists, pairing each biography with a hands-on project.
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Linus Pauling, and the chemistry of life
Acclaimed science writer Tom Hager brings Pauling's wide range of scientific accomplishments vividly to life while also shedding light on Pauling's activities outside the scientific realm. He shows how Pauling used his popularity to advance political causes, particularly his opposition to the spread of nuclear weapons during the 1950s.
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Friend of numbers : the life of mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan
\"This picture book biography follows a brilliant South Indian mathematician whose love of numbers spurred him to ask big questions and make incredible discoveries. The book's back matter includes an author's note, a glossary of Ramanujan's world, and mathematical content about number patterns and magic squares\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Samuel Adams
The story of one of the most important -- and most elusive -- figures of the American Revolution, Samuel Adams traces the life of the \"Man of the Revolution,\" as he was called by Thomas Jefferson, from his childhood as a fifth-generation New Englander to his pivotal role in the Boston Tea Party and war that followed to a life spent in public service.
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Technology
Provides information on African-Americans who have added to the worlds knowledge in electronics, computer technology, video production, software coding, and entrepreneurial leadership.
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Ancient Greeks
Ancient Greeks, the newest entry in the Oxford Profiles series, chronicles the lives and accomplishments of 42 historically important Greek figures. Personal anecdotes and stories, together with a timeline, a glossary of Greek terms, and more than 100 photographs and maps help to bring each individual vividly to life. With figures from fields as diverse as literature, mathematics, politics, the military, philosophy, and science, Ancient Greeks provides a comprehensive examination of the origins of modern civilization.
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