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Children's Nonfiction Women

Women Scientists Hidden in History

by (author) Cynthia O'Brien

Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Initial publish date
Mar 2020
Category
Women, General, Girls & Women
Recommended Age
11
Recommended Grade
6
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780778773078
    Publish Date
    Mar 2020
    List Price
    $11.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780778773009
    Publish Date
    Mar 2020
    List Price
    $29.36

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Did you know the first recorded chemist in history was a woman? Tapputi-Belatekallim lived about 1200 BCE and was the head perfumer for the King of Babylon—a big deal in ancient times when perfume was used in medicine and important ceremonies. This informative book offers an overview of the amazing, and often hidden or forgotten achievements of women in science, who developed vaccines and cancer treatments, and unlocked the secrets of nuclear power and DNA—the building blocks of life.

About the author

 

Cynthia O'Brienloves facts and animals! She is the author of several nonfiction titles for Scholastic, including The Magic School Bus Presents Polar Animals. She lives in Toronto, Ontario.

 

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