Freeman, Martha, 1956-

Born curious : 20 girls who grew up to be awesome scientists / 20 girls who grew up to be awesome scientists Twenty girls who grew up to be awesome scientists Martha Freeman ; illustrated by Katy Wu. - First edition. - 122 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm

"A Paula Wiseman Book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 110-118) and index.

Introduction -- Ellen Swallow Richards -- Joan Beauchamp Procter -- Frances Oldham Kelsey -- Gertrude Belle Elion -- Rosalind Franklin -- Marie Tharp -- Vera Cooper Rubin -- Tu Youyou -- Sylvia Earle -- Lynn Alexander Margulis -- Patricia Era Bath -- Christiane Nusslein-Volhard -- Jocelyn Bell Burnell -- Shirley Anne Jackson -- Ingrid Daubechies -- Adriana Ocampo -- Susan Solomon -- Carol Greider -- May-Britt Moser -- Maryam Mirzakhani -- Afterword: So you want to be a scientist.

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

Ages 7-12. Grades 4 to 6.

ISBN: 9781534421530 153442153X

LCCN: 2019008763

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Women scientists--Biography.
Women--Biography.

Dewey Class. No.: 509.2/52