By: Maya Lovria This book has 7 sections/stories, one for each woman talked about in the story. The main characters are Caroline Herschel, Florence Nightingale, Hertha Marks Ayrton, Marie Tharp, Katherine Johnson, Edna Lee Paisano, and Vera Rubin. A biographical novel-in-verse, this book tells their stories and their contributions to science and math. It covers their lives and the journeys they took to become important figures in history. A few details about some sections: Caroline has always loved music, so when her brother offers to take her to England to join a choir, she accepts. When her brother has her look through a telescope, Caroline becomes fascinated with the sky. Read more to find out how this led to her making history! (Caroline Herschel) Always on the move with her mapmaker father and sewing whiz mother, Marie never stays in one place long enough to make friends. But that’s all right, she has all she needs: her National Geographic magazines and her drawing materials. Marie goes on to make both maps and history. This story will teach you more about Marie’s notable contributions to society and the road she took to making them. (Marie Tharp) Edna is a member of the Nez Perce Nation. She loves math, both in school and out, where she uses it to make bar graphs for comparing sales of the goods her family sells. When she joins the US Census Bureau, she notices that many Nez Perce Nation members are not on the papers due to uncomfortable or difficult questions. Read about how she goes on to right these wrongs and become famous. (Edna Lee Paisano) Grasping Mysteries will teach you more about 7 important women who excelled in their fields and made history. Each person covered has an important story to be told, and this book tells them. A delightful read, Grasping Mysteries is very readable, especially because the sentences are not long, but short to fit the novel-in-verse format. It also helps you learn about the past without even realizing it. About the Author: Jeannine Atkins Jeannine Atkins has written several books for children/younger readers about notable women and their contributions to the world, especially in math, science, and the arts. In addition to Grasping Mysteries, she also wrote books such as Finding Wonders: Three Girls Who Changed Science, Stone Mirrors: The Sculpture and Silence of Edmonia Lewis, and Borrowed Names: Poems about Laura Ingalls Wilder, Madam C.J. Walker, Marie Curie, and Their Daughters. Sources:
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