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Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A mixed-format picture book biography of STEM pioneer Marie Tharp describes the conventions of the early 20th century that challenged her pursuit of an Earth Sciences degree and her histort-shaping first scientific charting of the Atlantic Ocean floor.
Author
Publisher
Tundra
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
After not being allowed on a research ship, scientist Marie Tharp worked in her small office to map out the ocean floor and, overcoming the skeptics of her scientifc community, discovered a deep rift valley in the ocean floor, which is now acknowledged to be the largest geograpic feature on the planet.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Presents the life of the scientist responsible for the first map of the ocean floor, describing her experiences with sexism and her pioneering work which led to the confirmation of the theory of continental drift.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
When her estranged father is found dead with a seemingly worthless map hidden in his desk, cartographer Nell Young soon discovers the map is extremely valuable--and that a mysterious collector will stop at nothing to destroy it and anyone who gets in the way.
Author
Publisher
Avon
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Present day: When thirty-six-year-old Robyn Willoughby discovers an exquisite yet blood-stained Tudor map in her father's antique map shop, desperate for a distraction from her problems, she decides to investigate. But as Robyn delves into the mystery, she finds herself caught up in a centuries-old secret - one that will change her life forever. 1569: Forced to flee Holland to escape persecution, twenty-year-old Freida Ortelius uses her mapmaking...
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a Division of W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
A Nova Scotian pacifist, assured a job as a cartographer in London, joins the war effort in 1916 in search of his beloved missing brother-in-law, leaving his son to fend for himself in their grieving fishing village.
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