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Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Before Marie Curie was the first woman in France to earn the highest degree in physics, before she discovered two new radioactive elements, and became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize (and then the first person to win two!)-- she was a little girl named Marie Sklodowska who dreamed of being a scientist--and was determined to make that dream come true."-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Balzer & Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Ordinary, Extraordinary Jane Austen is a gorgeous and inspiring picture book biography of one of the most beloved writers of all time. It is a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen is one of our greatest writers. But before that, she was just an ordinary girl.
Author
Series
Publisher
Golden Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
This Little Golden Book about Dr. Jonas Salk--virologist and one of the pioneers of the first successful polio vaccine--is an inspiring read-aloud for young children with an interest in STEM-related topics.
Author
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Sometimes, one moment changes a person's life. And that person goes on to change other lives. That's what happened to Frances Perkins. After she witnessed the 1911 catastrophic fire at the Triangle Waist Company, in which one hundred and forty-six people died, she devoted her life to improving conditions for workers. Frances became the first woman to serve in a president's cabinet. As Secretary of Labor under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, she helped...
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