Always Looking Up: Nancy Grace Roman, Astronomer (She Made History)

Gehl, Laura

ISBN 10: 0807502960 / ISBN 13: 9780807502969

Edité par Albert Whitman & Company (edition None), 2019

A propos de cet article

With dust jacket. It's a preowned item in good condition and includes all the pages. It may have some general signs of wear and tear, such as markings, highlighting, slight damage to the cover, minimal wear to the binding, etc., but they will not affect the overall reading experience.

N° de réf. du vendeur 0807502960-11-1-29

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Always Looking Up: Nancy Grace Roman, Astronomer (She Made History)
• Éditeur: Albert Whitman & Company (edition None)
• Date de parution: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0807502960
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780807502969
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Illustrateur: Pigott, Louise; Oxton, Alex
• Édition: None.
• État de l'article: Good
• État de la jaquette: Jaquette

A propos de ce titre

Synopsis

A Mighty Girl's 2019 Books of the Year

An inspiring look at the scientist who became "The Mother of Hubble."

This empowering picture book biography tells the story of Nancy Grace Roman, the astronomer who overcame obstacles like weak eyesight and teachers who discouraged women from pursuing astronomy to lead the NASA team that built the Hubble Space Telescope. A testament to women in scientific careers and a record of an important NASA milestone.

À propos des auteurs

Laura Gehl is the author of more than thirty picture books, board books, and early readers, including Delivery Bear and Always Looking Up: Nancy Grace Roman, Astronomer. She lives with her husband, four children, and large stash of dark chocolate in Chevy Chase, MD. Visit Laura online at LauraGehl.com.

Louise Pigott creates vibrant, detailed, and atmospheric illustrations for children's books and greeting cards that have appeared around the world.

Alex Oxton grew up in the East Midlands of England and studied Illustration at University. An avid competitive player of real-time strategy games like Starcraft and Age of Empires, she initially set her sights on becoming a video game concept artist, but fell in love with children's book illustration during her studies.