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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1060L
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English
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"This fascinating book illuminates the history of women who used their brainpower and skills to produce important items we use every day. Meet Hedy LaMarr, a famous Hollywood actress by day and inventor of a radio guidance system for torpedoes by night. Marvel at the cleverness of Ng Mui, who developed the martial art known as Wing Chun, which later developed into kung fu."--
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English
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Self-made man Aidan Iverson has seen more closed doors in his thirty years than he's ever cared to count. As a member of the elite Duke's Den, he has all the money he could possibly need, but the one thing he can't purchase is true power. If roguish Aidan can't buy his way into society's hallowed halls, he'll resort to a more extreme measure: marriage. Brought up to be a proper lady, the only thing Diana Ashby desires is to be left alone to the creation...
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English
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The wheel was invented some 5,000 years ago, and the modern suitcase in the mid-nineteenth century, but it wasn't until the 1970s that someone successfully married the two. What was the hold up? For writer and journalist Katrine Marçal, the answer is both shocking and simple: because "real men" carried their bags, no matter how heavy. There were rolling suitcases before the '70s, but they were marketed as a niche product for (the presumably few)...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"Women have always made great contributions to science, and some of the greatest inventors in history were women, but for far too long many of these individuals weren't recognized for their accomplishments. For example, even today, many people don't know it was a woman, English mathematician Ada Lovelace, who wrote the first computer program. Readers of this accessible volume will learn about Lovelace and many other inspiring women who changed the...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
560L
Language
English
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"Instead of playing at the park, Mary spends all of her time tinkering in her lab. But one day, she realizes how lonely she is. Mary decides to use her science skills to make a pet sheep for herself. All the kids at her school are amazed by her creation! When she tries to duplicate her experiment for her classmates, though, things go hilariously awry. Can Mary invent a way to fix this mess?"--Back cover.
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English
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As a little girl raised amid the hardships of Michigan's Copper Country, Fenna Vos learned to focus on her own survival. That ability sustains her even now as the Second World War rages in faraway countries. Though she performs onstage as the assistant to an unruly escape artist, behind the curtain she's the mastermind of their act. Ultimately, controlling her surroundings and eluding traps of every kind helps her keep a lingering trauma at bay. Yet...
12) Girl innovators
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
450L
Language
English
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Who were history's best problem solvers? Who was voted "Most Techie?" In the History's Yearbook series, readers will learn about the amazing and diverse women in history. In Girl Innovators, readers will discover and rediscover their favorite heroines and learn about top women innovators who have made an impact. Each book in this series is written at a higher maturity level using considerate text at a lower reading level in order to engage struggling...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"The 21st Century Junior Library Women Innovators series highlights the contributions of women to STEM fields. Sarah Mather and Underwater Telescopes examines the life of this important woman and her contributions to underwater exploration. Sidebars encourage readers to engage in the material by asking deeper questions or conducting individual research. Full color photos, a glossary, and a listing of additional resources all enhance the learning experience."--...
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Pub. Date
[2023]
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
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"Meet Josephine Garis Cochrane: entrepreneur, innovator, girlboss. Washing dishes is a pain, it leaves Josephine's cups cracked, her dishes dinged, and her chowder bowls chipped. She'd rather be picking flowers, frosting cakes, or playing piano than dealing with cracked crockery. What to do about a chore that's icky, destructive, and time-consuming? Josephine tackles this task the modern way: she makes a machine to do it for her! She tinkers and tests,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 560L
Language
English
Description
Sarah E. Goode was one of the first African-American women to get a US patent. Working in her furniture store, she recognized a need for a multi-use bed and through hard work, ingenuity, and determination, invented her unique cupboard bed. She built more than a piece of furniture. She built a life far away from slavery, a life where her sweet dreams could come true.
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Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Fifty-two inspiring and insightful profiles of history’s brightest female scientists. “Rachel Swaby’s no-nonsense and needed Headstrong dynamically profiles historically overlooked female visionaries in science, technology, engineering, and math.”—ElleIn 2013, the New York Times published an obituary for Yvonne Brill. It began: “She made a mean beef stroganoff, followed her husband from job to job, and took eight years off from work...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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The 21st Century Junior Library Women Innovators series highlights the contributions of women to STEM fields. Maria Beasley and Life Rafts examines the life of this important woman and her contributions to ship safety. Sidebars encourage readers to engage in the material by asking deeper questions or conducting individual research. Full color photos, a glossary, and a listing of additional resources all enhance the learning experience.
18) Violet the pilot
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Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Young Violet's only friend is her dog, Orville, until one of her homemade flying machines takes her to the rescue of a Boy Scout troop in trouble." -- Title page verso.
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Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Meet Beulah Louise Henry, a girl with a knack for problem-solving who grew up to be a world-famous inventor, in this captivating picture book biography. When Beulah Louise Henry spotted a problem, she fixated on it until, AHA! She had a hunch. That's what Beulah called the inventions she came up with to solve the problems she saw all around her. Beulah's brain worked differently. She had hyperphantasia, which meant she saw things in extreme detail...
20) Hedy Lamarr
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Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Little Hedwig was a girl of many talents. She loved to learn and was inspired by her father to be curious about the world. After beginning her acting career in Europe, she fled an unhappy marriage and found her fortune in the US, becoming known as Hedy. There, as well as being a star on the silver screen, she became an inventor! This inspiring story of the legendary actress features a fact and photo section at the back"--Back cover.
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