Girls Think of Everything: Stories Of Ingenious Inventions by Women by Catherine

Description: Girls Think of Everything by Catherine Thimmesh, Melissa Sweet This new edition of the bestseller by Sibert winner Thimmesh and Caldecott Honoree Sweet features expanded coverage of inventions (and inventors) to better reflect todays diverse and technological world, offering stories about inventions that are full of hope and vitality. Full color. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In kitchens and living rooms, in garages and labs and basements, even in converted chicken coops, women and girls have invented ingenious innovations that have made our lives simpler and better. Their creations are some of the most enduring (the windshield wiper) and best loved (the chocolate chip cookie). What inspired these women, and just how did they turn their ideas into realitiesFeatures women inventors Ruth Wakefield, Mary Anderson, Stephanie Kwolek, Bette Nesmith Graham, Patsy O. Sherman, Ann Moore, Grace Murray Hopper, Margaret E. Knight, Jeanne Lee Crews, and Valerie L. Thomas, as well as young inventors ten-year-old Becky Schroeder and eleven-year-old Alexia Abernathy. Illustrated in vibrant collage by Caldecott Honor artist Melissa Sweet. Author Biography Catherine Thimmesh is the award-winning childrens-book author of Team Moon, winner of the Sibert Medal. sa Sweet is one of Australias most respected specialist health journalists, and has been covering health and medical issues for over 15 years. She is a columnist and feature writer with The Bulletin and Australian Doctor magazines. She has also published widely in medical literature, with articles appearing in the British Medical Journal, The Medical Journal of Australia, and Australian Prescriber. Previously, Sweet has worked for the Sydney Morning Herald and Australian Associated Press. This is her third book. Review "GIRLS THINK OF EVERYTHING is a wonderful book, as surprising as it is inspiring .... Buy this book for the girl you love today, and she may well become a mother of invention tomorrow." -- Pulitzer Prize winner Natalie Angier, author of WOMAN: AN INTIMATE GEOGRAPHY, 1999 National Book Award finalist BOX "This very attractive, informative book will find an audience among browsers and report writers alike." --Booklist, boxed review (3/15/00) Booklist, ALA, Starred Review "An outstanding collective biography of women and girls who changed the world with their inventions." --School Library Journal (4/00) School Library Journal "This book is an inspired ode to women inventors." --Publishers Weekly Publishers Weekly -- Review Quote "Todays readers will find a laudable increase in the subjects diversity as well as a more contemporary focus...A resource as informative as it is empowering"- Horn Book Magazine "In a growing marketplace of works about women transforming the world, this title holds its own."- School Library Journal Details ISBN1328772535 Year 2018 ISBN-10 1328772535 ISBN-13 9781328772534 Format Hardcover Country of Publication United States Pages 112 DEWEY 609.252 Illustrations Illustrations, color Language English Short Title Girls Think of Everything Illustrator Melissa Sweet Publication Date 2018-10-09 US Release Date 2018-10-09 Author Melissa Sweet Audience Age 8 Alternative 9780618195633 Audience Children / Juvenile UK Release Date 2018-10-09 AU Release Date 2018-09-21 NZ Release Date 2018-09-21 Subtitle Stories Of Ingenious Inventions by Women Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc Imprint HarperCollins Place of Publication New York Imprint US Clarion Books Publisher US HarperCollins We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:158370811;

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