K&T - Girls in Science | Oak Lawn Public Library

1) 25 women who thought of it first

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"Discover 25 women who were trailblazers in science, technology, architecture, engineering, and more. Learn about some of the women who defied expectations and introduced the world to new ideas and creations big and small." --

2) Ayanna Howard

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Box, Stephanie Anne

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"As a young child, Ayanna Howard liked figuring out how things worked. Her creativity and love for math led her to become a robotics engineer who continues to solve problems for Earth and space. Her story inspires young people to enjoy math and science." --

3) Black women in science: a black history book for kids

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Pellum, Kimberly Brown

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"Throughout history, black women have blazed trails across the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Black Women in Science brings something special to black history books for kids, celebrating incredible black women in STEM who have used their brains, bravery, and ambition to beat the odds. Black Women in Science stands out amongst other black history books for kids--featuring 15 powerful stories of fearless female scientists...

4) Blast off!: how Mary Sherman Morgan fueled America into space

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Slade, Suzanne

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Chronicles the life of the first female rocket scientist who, chosen to create the fuel to launch a rocket carrying America's first satellite, broke gender barriers and overcame many challenges to succeed.

5) Born curious: 20 girls who grew up to be awesome scientists

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Freeman, Martha

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"A collection of biographies of twenty groundbreaking women scientists who were curious kids and grew up to make incredible discoveries."--

6) Caroline's comets: a true story

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McCully, Emily Arnold

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Caroline Herschel (1750 1848) was not only one of the greatest astronomers who ever lived but also the first woman to be paid for her scientific work. Born the youngest daughter of a poor family in Hanover, Germany, she was scarred from smallpox, stunted from typhus, and used by her parents as a scullery maid. But when her favorite brother, William, left for England, he took her with him. The siblings shared a passion for stars, and together they...

7) Charlotte the scientist is squished

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Andros, Camille

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Charlotte the scientist volume 1

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"Charlotte, a serious scientist and a bunny, uses the scientific method to solve her problem: being squished by her many brothers and sisters"--

8) Computer decoder: Dorothy Vaughan, computer scientist

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Diehn, Andi

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Picture Book Biography

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Follows Dorothy Vaughan's path from math teacher to "human computer" as well as her success as first African American supervisor at her company.

9) The Curie Society

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Harvey, Janet

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"An action-adventure original graphic novel, following a team of young women recruited by an elite secret society--originally founded by Marie Curie--with the mission of supporting the most brilliant female scientists in the world. The heroines of the Curie Society use their smarts, gumption, and cutting-edge technology to protect the world from rogue scientists with nefarious plans. Follow recruits Simone, Taj, and Maya as they decipher secret codes,...

10) Emmy in the key of code

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Lucido, Aimee

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Sixth-grader Emmy tries to find her place in a new school and to figure out how she can create her own kind of music using a computer.

11) The girl who drew butterflies: how Maria Merian's art changed science

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Sidman, Joyce

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"Newbery-Honor winning author Joyce Sidman explores the extraordinary life and scientific discoveries of Maria Merian, who discovered the truth about metamorphosis and documented the science behind the mystery in this visual biography that features many original paintings by Maria herself."--

12) Girls who code: learn to code and change the world

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Saujani, Reshma

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Girls who code

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Introduces the relevance of coding and shares down-to-earth explanations about coding principles and real-life stories of women programmers who work at such places as Pixar and NASA.

13) How to make a friend

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Martin, Stephen W

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"A girl's efforts to build a robot friend go comically awry when the robot attempts world domination in this witty metaphor for the ups and downs of friendship."--Amazon.com.

14) Ivy and Bean What's the Big Idea?

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Barrows, Annie

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Ivy + Bean volume 1

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In this seventh entry in the New York Times–bestselling series, two unlikely best friends get creative as they prepare for the Science Fair.
It's the Science Fair, and the second grade is all over it! Some kids are making man-eating robots. Some kids are holding their breath for a very, very long time. Some kids are doing interesting things with vacuum cleaners. The theme, obviously, is global warming. But what should Ivy and Bean...

15) Jinxed

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McCulloch, Amy

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Jinxed (McCulloch) volume 1

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"After fourteen-year-old Lacey Chu repairs a highly advanced smartphone/robotic pet companion, or baku, called Jinx, the baku gets her into her dream school, Profectus, where she is exposed to dangerous secrets." --

16) June Almeida, virus detective!: the woman who discovered the first human coronavirus

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Slade, Suzanne

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"Scientist June Almeida's skill in using the electron microscope helped identify viruses, and when she was 34 years old, she discovered the first human coronavirus"--

17) Margaret and the Moon: how Margaret Hamilton saved the first lunar landing

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Robbins, Dean

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Introduces the woman mathematician whose childhood love of numbers led to her prestigious education and contributions at NASA while explaining how her handwritten codes proved essential throughout numerous space missions.

18) Newton's flaw

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Tripp, Valerie

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Izzy Newton and the S.M.A.R.T. Squad volume 2

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Not only must they contend with a mysterious illness in the media center of the school, the S.M.A.R.T. Squad must rock their STEM skills when a pop-up science fair causes both excitement and tension between them.

19) Path to the stars: my journey from Girl Scout to rocket scientist

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Acevedo, Sylvia

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"The inspiring memoir for young readers about a Latina rocket scientist whose early life was transformed by joining the Girl Scouts and who currently serves as CEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA."--

20) Rosalind Franklin

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Sánchez Vegara, Ma Isabel

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Little people, big dreams

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Born into a large, well-educated, and loving family in London, Rosalind grew up with a keen desire to do things that would better the lives of others. By the age of 15, she knew she wanted to be a scientist. Less than 20 years later, she took the world's first photograph of DNA, changing the future of science forever. This inspiring story of the pioneering scientist features a fact and photo section at the back.