Mary Wissinger

I was hoping for a little more. A little more substance about the women and a little more about botany.

-received as part of librarything's early review program-

This book is trying very hard to be something it's just not quite capable of. The explanations offered are utterly insufficient; do not try to read this to a child unless you are 100% capable of explaining nuclear physics entirely on your own, as this will not help, and will raise questions.

This book is part of the Science Wide Open series about female scientists to encourage girls to explore a career in engineering (this book), biology, chemistry, etc.
Recommended for children 7 - 10, How many of us know of Huang Daopo or Miriam the Prophetess, or Emily Roebling who took over completing the Brooklyn Bridge.
An interesting and informative book!

Love these books. Many of them are in Spanish as well. They are basic but that's what they are about.