Washoe County Library System

Series

DK biography

Publisher

DK Publishing

Pub. Date

2007

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 4

Language

English

On Shelf

South Valleys Library - Children's Nonfiction - Biography Shelf
J BIO EARHART 2007
1 available

Where is it?

See Full Copy Details

Description

An introduction to one of America's most famous pilots, who mysteriously disappeared in 1937 while flying over the Pacific Ocean.

2) Laura Ingalls Wilder

Author

Series

DK biography

Publisher

Dk Pub

Pub. Date

[2009]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 4

Language

English

On Shelf

North Valleys Library - Children's Nonfiction - Biography Shelf
J BIO WILDER 2009
1 available

South Valleys Library - Children's Nonfiction - Biography Shelf
J BIO WILDER 2009
1 available

Verdi Community Library and Nature Center - Children's Nonfiction - Biography Shelf
J BIO WILDER 2009
1 available

3) Elizabeth leads the way: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the right to vote

Author

Publisher

Henry Holt and Company

Pub. Date

[2008]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

On Shelf

Gerlach Community Library - Children's Nonfiction - Biography Shelf
J BIO STANTON 2008
1 available

Sparks Library - Children's Nonfiction - Biography Shelf
J BIO STANTON 2008
1 available

Verdi Community Library and Nature Center - Children's Nonfiction - Biography Shelf
J BIO STANTON 2008
1 available

Description

This inspiring story is about an extraordinary woman who changed America forever because she wouldn't take no for an answer.

4) Remembering Rosalind Franklin: Rosalind Franklin & the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA

Author

Publisher

Christy Ottaviano Books, Little, Brown and Company

Pub. Date

2024.

Language

English

On Shelf

South Valleys Library - Children's Nonfiction - New Arrivals Shelf
J BIO FRANKLIN 2024
1 available

Where is it?

See Full Copy Details

Description

"★ "[A] compelling introduction to an extraordinary scientist." —Booklist, starred review ★ "Poignant … Enlightening …. students with an appreciation for learning about lesser-known historical figures and an interest in science will find inspiration in Franklin's resilience. Remember Rosalind? She's unforgettable." —School Library Journal, starred review ★ "As she weaves science and history, Tanya Lee Stone unravels dual mysteries...

5) Who says women can't be computer programmers: the story of Ada Lovelace

Author

Women's History for Young People

Publisher

Christy Ottaviano Books

Pub. Date

2018.

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Appears on list

On Shelf

Northwest Reno Library - Children's Nonfiction - Biography Shelf
J BIO LOVELACE 2018
1 available

Downtown Reno Library - Children's Nonfiction - Biography Shelf
J BIO LOVELACE 2018
1 available

Description

A picture book biography of Ada Lovelace, the woman recognized today as historys first computer programmershe imagined them 100 years before they existed!In the early nineteenth century lived Ada Byron: a young girl with a wild and wonderful imagination. The daughter of internationally acclaimed poet Lord Byron, Ada was tutored in science and mathematics from a very early age. But Adas imagination was never meant to be tamed and, armed with the fundamentals...