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The Sky's the Limit: Stories of Discovery by Women and Girls Hardcover - 2002
by Catherine Thimmesh
Summary
They study the night sky, watch chimpanzees in the wild, and dig up ancient clay treasures. They search the beach for rare fossils, photograph old rock carvings, explore the hazards of lead poisoning, and wander into dark caves. And in their watching, digging, and wandering they become discoverers. Young and old, they are women and girls who discover seventy-million-year-old sea lizards, the very origins of counting and writing, Stone Age cave art, mysterious matter in the universe, and how a puddle of water can be sanitized when heated by the sun.
Here is a tribute to the findings and revelations of these remarkable women and girls: to their perseverance, their epiphanies, their wondrous curiosity. Brought to life by stunning collage illustrations, these inspiring stories drawn from primary sources consistently probe into still unanswered questions. Here are discoveries that open our eyes not only to what women and girls can accomplish but also to the astonishing world in which we live.
Here is a tribute to the findings and revelations of these remarkable women and girls: to their perseverance, their epiphanies, their wondrous curiosity. Brought to life by stunning collage illustrations, these inspiring stories drawn from primary sources consistently probe into still unanswered questions. Here are discoveries that open our eyes not only to what women and girls can accomplish but also to the astonishing world in which we live.
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Best known for her lovable rabbits-Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail, and Peter-Beatrix Potter was a renowned author and illustrator of numerous classic children's books.
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- Title The Sky's the Limit: Stories of Discovery by Women and Girls
- Author Catherine Thimmesh
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 1ST
- Pages 80
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Houghton Mifflin, Boston, Massachusetts
- Date March 11, 2002
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780618076987 / 0618076980
- Weight 1.02 lbs (0.46 kg)
- Dimensions 9.24 x 8.28 x 0.49 in (23.47 x 21.03 x 1.24 cm)
- Ages 00 to UP years
- Grade levels P - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Discoveries in science, Women in science
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001039111
- Dewey Decimal Code 500.82
Media reviews
"Sweet’s exuberant collages add both information and visual energy to lively profiles of more than a dozen female adults or children who have Found Something Significant
Thimmesh makes a convincing case for the idea that the thrill of discovery is a feeling anyone can have." Kirkus Reviews, Starred
"The lively design and the mixed-media collage artwork is a creative delight, and the intricate ink-and-watercolor borders, inventive paintings, and childlike pictures will draw readers in. The best thing about the book, however, is Thimmesh's sparkling writing style, which celebrates women's curiosity and skill." Booklist, ALA
"The lively design and the mixed-media collage artwork is a creative delight, and the intricate ink-and-watercolor borders, inventive paintings, and childlike pictures will draw readers in. The best thing about the book, however, is Thimmesh's sparkling writing style, which celebrates women's curiosity and skill." Booklist, ALA
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