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Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Eighteenth-century mathematician and astronomer Benjamin Banneker was widely known and respected in his time. Most of what he knew, he taught himself. His letter to Thomas Jefferson asked the future president to reconsider his racial prejudices. Learn about Banneker, who abolitionists would use as proof that people of any race can be equally intelligent. Additional features include detailed captions and sidebars, critical-thinking questions, a phonetic...
12) Great scientists
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Full-color illustrations and photographs introduce readers to the great scientists and their discoveries from ancient history to modern times
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The twelve scientists who are profiled here are women from all sorts of backgrounds who are currently rocking science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Each of them has a different story to tell about how she got to where she is today, but the one thing they have in common is that they are truly wonder women of science. Around the world there are many more women doing incredible work and breaking new ground in STEM fields--not to mention...
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A science educator honors children's curiosity and pockets full of "stuff" by introducing nine scientists who collected natural treasures when they were young. Collecting, sorting, and playing with shells, stones, and other objects taught these young people how to observe, classify, and discover"--
16) Jane Goodall
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
Presents the life of Jane Goodall, the world's leading expert on chimpanzees, whose work has changed the way humans understand animals.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Are the snowy owls in trouble? Venture into the Alaskan arctic and the summer realm of these predator birds to find out. Discover the diverse species necessary to owl survival, how climate change is affecting the landscape of their nesting site of past millennia, and what it takes to do field research in this action-packed addition to the award-winning Scientists in the Field series"--
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