Rosalind Franklin

Rosalind Franklin
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Chelsea Clinton, Alexandra Boiger, Gillian Flint
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h194 x 135mm - 80pg
6 Dec 2022 US
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9780593402993
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Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger, a chapter book series about women who spoke up and rose up against the odds--including Rosalind Franklin!Rosalind Franklin loved science, but when she was young, there weren' t many woman scientists. Still, she persisted in pursuing her dreams, becoming a scientist and playing a key role in the discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA (what we' re all made up of). Though her male colleagues took credit for her work at the time, we now know just how important her discoveries were to figuring out what our DNA looks like and how it works!In this chapter book biography by bestselling and award-winning author Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, readers learn about the amazing life of Rosalind Franklin--and how she persisted. Complete with an introduction from Chelsea Clinton, black-and-white illustrations throughout, and a list of ways that readers can follow in Rosalind Franklin' s footsteps and make a difference!And don' t miss out on the rest of the books in the She Persisted series, featuring so many more women who persisted, including Sally Ride, Temple Grandin, and more!

Clara Lemlich
Coretta Scott King
Diana Taurasi
Dorothy Height
Florence Griffith Joyner
Helen Keller
Malala Yousafzai
Margaret Chase Smith
Maria Tallchief
Marian Anderson
Nellie Bly
Oprah Winfrey
Rosalind Franklin
Ruby Bridges
She Persisted in Science: Brilliant Women Who Made a Difference
She Persisted in Sports: American Olympians Who Changed the Game
She Persisted: Maya Lin
Sonia Sotomayor
Virginia Apgar
Wangari Maathai
Wilma Mankiller

Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (she/her) is the author of eighteen previous books, including the Newbery Honor winners Fighting Words and The War I Finally Won. A chemist by training, she' s long admired Rosalind Franklin, and is thrilled to be able to tell her story to this audience. The mother of two grown children, she lives with her husband, Bart, on a fifty-two-acre horse farm in northeastern Tennessee, with three horses, two dogs, and too many cats. You can visit Kimberly online at kimberlybrubakerbradleycom. wordpress. com and follow her on Twitter @kimbbradley. Chelsea Clinton (she/her) is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of She Persisted, She Persisted Around the World, She Persisted in Sports, She Persisted in Science, Don' t Let Them Disappear, It' s Your World and Start Now!, as well as Grandma' s Gardens and The Book of Gutsy Women, which she wrote with Hillary Clinton, and Governing Global Health with Devi Sridhar. Chelsea earned a master' s degree in public health from Columbia University' s Mailman School of Public Health, where she is now an adjunct assistant professor, and a PhD in international relations from Oxford University. She is also the Vice Chair of the Clinton Foundation, where she works on many initiatives, including those that help empower the next generation of leaders. She lives in New York City with her husband, Marc, their three children and their dog, Soren.
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9780593402993
Published: 6 Dec 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: Philomel Books (US)
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
Format: Paperback
Height: 194mm
Width: 135mm
Spine: 6mm
Weight: 79g
Pages: 80

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