The Girl Who Tested the Waters: Ellen Swallow, Environmental Scientist
$39.79
- Hardcover
40 pages
- Release Date
4 February 2025
Summary
Ellen Swallow: The Girl Who Cleaned Up Our Water
Discover the eye-opening story of the first woman student at MIT—a pioneering environmental chemist sure to inspire the next generation of female trailblazers in science.
Ellen Swallow found a friend in nature and a lifelong love of science as a child exploring the woods around her family’s home. She was a voracious learner with an interest in chemistry, and continuing her education at the newly established Ma…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781536230055 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1536230057 |
| Series: | Curious Minds |
| Author: | Patricia Daniele, Junyi Wu |
| Publisher: | Candlewick Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | MIT Kids Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 4 February 2025 |
| Weight: | 408g |
| Dimensions: | 270mm x 226mm x 8mm |
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A warm portrait of a pioneering mind and spirit.—Kirkus ReviewsAn insightful picture-book biography introducing a trailblazer in the movement to provide clean, safe air, water, and food.—Booklist
About The Author
Patricia Daniele
Patricia Daniele is an avid reader who likes to dig into and write stories about can-do people who have dared to overcome obstacles and have succeeded and inspired others. The Girl Who Tested the Waters is her debut picture book. Patricia Daniele grew up in New England and now lives with her husband on the West Coast.
Junyi Wu is the illustrator of several books, including the Newbery Honor Books Elf Dog and Owl Head by M. T. Anderson and Scary Stories for Young Foxes by Christian McKay Heidicker; Two Bicycles in Beijing by Teresa Robeson; and Beatrix Potter, Scientist by Lindsay H. Metcalf. Like Ellen Swallow, she loves gardening, collecting, and exploring the outdoors. Junyi Wu is from Southern California.
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