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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Publisher Weekly Review     School Library Journal Review     More Content       More by this author     Lasky, Kathryn.     Subjects     Fleming, Williamina P., 1857-1911 -- Juvenile literature.     Women astronomers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.     Women in astronomy -- History -- Juvenile literature.     Astronomers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Lasky, Kathryn.       by title:      She caught the light...       by call number:      520.92 F598L     Search the Web     Lasky, Kathryn.     Fleming, Williamina P., 1857-1911 -- Juvenile literature.     Women astronomers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.     Women in astronomy -- History -- Juvenile literature.     Astronomers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.       MARC Display

She caught the light : Williamina Stevens Fleming: astronomer / written by Kathryn Lasky ; illustrated by Julianna Swaney. by Lasky, Kathryn. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, c2021. Call #: 520.92 F598L Subjects Fleming, Williamina P., 1857-1911 -- Juvenile literature.   Women astronomers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.   Women in astronomy -- History -- Juvenile literature.   Astronomers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. ISBN:  9780062849304 0062849301 Edition:  First edition. Description:  1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (page [33]). Summary:  Ever since Williamina Fleming was little she was curious, and her childhood fascination with light inspired her life's work. Mina became an astronomer in a time when women were discouraged from even looking through telescopes. Yet Mina believed that the universe, with its billions of stars, was a riddle--and she wanted to help solve it. Mina ultimately helped to create a map of the universe that paved the way for astronomers. Newbery Honor-winning Kathryn Lasky shares her incredible true story. Presents the life of Scottish-born astronomer Williamina Stevens Fleming and how her work chipped away at sexist barriers of the late nineteenth century. Audience:  Ages 4-8. Genre:  Biography, Juvenile. Other authors:  Swaney, Julianna. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Central Library Children's Nonfiction 520.92 F598L Childrens Books Checked out Jul 14, 2024 Add Copy to MyList Sackville Public Library Children's Nonfiction 520.92 F598L Childrens Books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Sheet Harbour Public Library Children's Nonfiction 520.92 F598L Childrens Books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Tantallon Public Library Children's Nonfiction 520.92 F598L Childrens Books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList

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