{"product_id":"finding-wonders-three-girls-who-changed-science-9781481465656","title":"Finding Wonders: Three Girls Who Changed Science","description":"\u003cb\u003eA gorgeously written novel in verse about three girls in three different time periods who grew up to become groundbreaking scientists.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaria Merian was sure that caterpillars were not wicked things born from mud, as most people of her time believed. Through careful observation she discovered the truth about metamorphosis and documented her findings in gorgeous paintings of the life cycles of insects. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMore than a century later, Mary Anning helped her father collect stone sea creatures from the cliffs in southwest England. To him they were merely a source of income, but to Mary they held a stronger fascination. Intrepid and patient, she eventually discovered fossils that would change people's vision of the past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAcross the ocean, Maria Mitchell helped her mapmaker father in the whaling village of Nantucket. At night they explored the starry sky through his telescope. Maria longed to discover a new comet--and after years of studying the night sky, she finally did. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold in vibrant, evocative poems, this stunning novel celebrates the joy of discovery and finding wonder in the world around us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJeannine Atkins is the author of several books for young readers about courageous women, including \u003ci\u003eFinding Wonders: Three Girls Who Changed Science\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGrasping Mysteries: Girls Who Loved Math\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStone Mirrors: The Sculpture and Silence of Edmonia Lewis\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Borrowed Names: Poems about Laura Ingalls Wilder, Madam C.J. Walker, Marie Curie, and Their Daughters\u003c\/i\u003e. She also wrote memoir-in-verse \u003ci\u003eKnocking on Windows\u003c\/i\u003e. Jeannine teaches writing for children and young adults at Simmons University. She lives in western Massachusetts. Visit her at JeannineAtkins.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atheneum Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50504667169042,"sku":"9781481465656","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c361713f-b155-41fe-aea8-bce30532a99f.jpg?v=1737220147","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/finding-wonders-three-girls-who-changed-science-9781481465656","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}