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Her Eyes on the Stars - by Laurie Wallmark (Hardcover)

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Highlights

  • Maria Mitchell's curiosity about the night sky led her to spend hours studying the stars.
  • 8-9 Years
  • 11.1" x 9.06" Hardcover
  • 40 Pages
  • Juvenile Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography

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Maria Mitchell's curiosity about the night sky led her to spend hours studying the stars. She discovered a comet as a young woman, winning an award from the King of Denmark for being the first person to discover a new comet using a telescope. Now famous as "the lady astronomer," Maria went on to become a professional astronomer, an unheard of achievement for a woman in the 19th century. She was the first woman to get any kind of government job when she was hired by the United States Naval Observatory. Then as the first woman astronomy professor in the world, Maria used her position at Vassar College to teach young women to set their sights on the sky, training new generations of female astronomers. Her story inspires all of us to reach for the stars.



Book Synopsis



Maria Mitchell's curiosity about the night sky led her to spend hours studying the stars. She discovered a comet as a young woman, winning an award from the King of Denmark for being the first person to discover a new comet using a telescope.

Now famous as "the lady astronomer," Maria went on to become a professional astronomer, an unheard of achievement for a woman in the 19th century. She was the first woman to get any kind of government job when she was hired by the United States Naval Observatory. Then as the first woman astronomy professor in the world, Maria used her position at Vassar College to teach young women to set their sights on the sky, training new generations of female astronomers. Her story inspires all of us to reach for the stars.



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"Will guarantee this trailblazing scientist her place among the stars."--Kirkus Reviews

-- (3/1/2023 12:00:00 AM)

Wong's appealing illustrations are orderly in composition and subtle in their use of color. . . . A pleasing, informative introduction to Maria Mitchell."--Booklist

-- (2/15/2023 12:00:00 AM)
Dimensions (Overall): 11.1 Inches (H) x 9.06 Inches (W) x .39 Inches (D)
Weight: .9 Pounds
Suggested Age: 8-9 Years
Sub-Genre: Biography & Autobiography
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
Number of Pages: 40
Publisher: Creston Books
Theme: Science & Technology
Format: Hardcover
Author: Laurie Wallmark
Language: English
Street Date: May 2, 2023
TCIN: 1003351843
UPC: 9781954354135
Item Number (DPCI): 247-42-4508
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.39 inches length x 9.06 inches width x 11.1 inches height
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