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women in science

Books about women in science for readers of all ages.

Cover of Joan Procter, dragon doctor

Joan Procter, dragon doctor

Patricia Valdez

Ages 5–10scienceperseverance

Cover of The watcher

The watcher

Jeanette Winter

Ages 4–10determinationnature

Cover of Marie Curie's

Marie Curie's

Beverley Birch

Ages 7–12perseverancewomen in science

Cover of Marie Curie

Marie Curie

Beverley Birch

Ages 8–12perseverancescientific discovery

Cover of You Can Be a Woman Egyptologist

You Can Be a Woman Egyptologist

Betsy Morrell Bryan, Judith Love Cohen

Ages 8–10careerswomen in science

Cover of Rita Levi-Montalcini

Rita Levi-Montalcini

Lisa Yount, Ray Spangenburg, Diane Kit Moser

Ages 10–16perseverancescientific discovery

Cover of Marie Curie

Marie Curie

Liza N. Burby

Ages 7–12perseverancescientific discovery

Cover of Fabulous Female Physicians (Women's Hall of Fame)

Fabulous Female Physicians (Women's Hall of Fame)

Sharon Kirsh, Florence Kirsh

Ages 8–14women in scienceperseverance

Cover of Women In Medicine (Extraordinary Women Series)

Women In Medicine (Extraordinary Women Series)

Ages 14–18women in scienceperseverance

Cover of Marie Curie

Marie Curie

Mary Lindeen

Ages 6–10perseverancescientific discovery

Cover of Jane Goodall

Jane Goodall

Liza N. Burby

Ages 6–10perseverancescientific discovery

Cover of Hedy Lamarr and a Secret Communication System

Hedy Lamarr and a Secret Communication System

Trina Robbins

Ages 8–12innovationinventors

Cover of Primates

Primates

Jim Ottaviani

Ages 8–14women in scienceperseverance

Cover of Nothing stopped Sophie

Nothing stopped Sophie

Cheryl Bardoe, Barbara McClintock, Cheryl Bardoe

Ages 5–10perseverancewomen in science

Cover of Emmy Noether

Emmy Noether

M. B. W. Tent

Ages 10–16perseverancemathematics

Cover of You Can Be a Woman Marine Biologist

You Can Be a Woman Marine Biologist

Florence McAlary, Judith Love Cohen

Ages 9–12career explorationwomen in science

Cover of Trailblazers

Trailblazers

Rachel Swaby

Ages 8–14women in scienceperseverance

Cover of Julie Payette Canadian Astronaut

Julie Payette Canadian Astronaut

Edward O'Connor

Ages 6–10inspirationachievement

Cover of Queen of inventions

Queen of inventions

Laurie M. Carlson

Ages 7–12inventioninnovation

Cover of Stone girl, bone girl

Stone girl, bone girl

Laurence Anholt, Sheila Moxley

Ages 5–10curiosityscience

Cover of The girl with a mind for math

The girl with a mind for math

Julia Finley Mosca

Ages 6–12perseverancestem

Cover of You Can Be a Woman Chemist

You Can Be a Woman Chemist

Patricia Moore, Judith Love Cohen, Juldith Love Cohen

Ages 9–12careerswomen in science

Cover of Chien-shiung Wu

Chien-shiung Wu

Richard Hammond, Ray Spangenburg, Diane Kit Moser

Ages 9–12perseverancescientific discovery

Cover of A Clean Sea

A Clean Sea

Carol Hilgartner Schlank, Barbara Metzger

Ages 7–12environmentalismmarine biology