{"product_id":"grasping-mysteries-girls-who-loved-math-9781534460683","title":"Grasping Mysteries: Girls Who Loved Math","description":"\u003cb\u003eLearn about seven groundbreaking women in math and science in this gorgeously written biographical novel-in-verse, a companion to the \"original and memorable\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) \u003ci\u003eFinding Wonders: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThree Girls Who Changed Science\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter a childhood spent looking up at the stars, \u003cb\u003eCaroline Herschel\u003c\/b\u003e was the first woman to discover a comet and to earn a salary for scientific research. \u003cb\u003eFlorence Nightingale\u003c\/b\u003e was a trailblazing nurse whose work reformed hospitals and one of the founders of the field of medical statistics. The first female electrical engineer, \u003cb\u003eHertha Marks Ayrton\u003c\/b\u003e registered twenty-six patents for her inventions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarie Tharp\u003c\/b\u003e helped create the first map of the entire ocean floor, which helped scientists understand our subaquatic world and suggested how the continents shifted. A mathematical prodigy, \u003cb\u003eKatherine Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e calculated trajectories and launch windows for many NASA projects including the Apollo 11 mission. \u003cb\u003eEdna Lee Paisano\u003c\/b\u003e, a citizen of the Nez Perce Nation, was the first Native American to work full time for the Census Bureau, overseeing a large increase in American Indian and Alaskan Native representation. And \u003cb\u003eVera Rubin\u003c\/b\u003e studied more than two hundred galaxies and found the first strong evidence for dark matter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold in vibrant, evocative poems, this stunning novel celebrates seven remarkable women who used math as their key to explore the mysteries of the universe and grew up to do innovative work that changed the world.\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":50434688352530,"sku":"9781534460683","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0e196e4e-9f2b-4b5e-94a4-f94a46e10d3e.jpg?v=1737117189","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/grasping-mysteries-girls-who-loved-math-9781534460683","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}