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1) Dragonfell
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Rafi Bywater is unlike anyone else. The people in his village don't trust him because he spends too much time in an abandoned dragon lair. When a stranger, Mister Flitch, accuses Rafi of being "dragon-touched," Rafi sets off to discover the truth about dragons -- and about himself. On his journey, Rafi befriends a brilliant scientist, Maud, who has secrets of her own. Together they search for dragons while escaping from a dangerous dragon hunter,...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
244 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When Professor Reese moves in next door, eleven-year-old Jordie enjoys helping her new neighbor take care of her dog and assisting in her laboratory, but she is not sure what to do when the professor goes missing.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
57 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Profiles six women scientists who persevered in the face of prejudice, including ichthyologist Eugenie Clark and mathematician Katherine Coleman Johnson.
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
[1999]
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the lives and accomplishments of notable women working in the fields of medicine and science in general, including Marie Curie, Rachel Carson, and Margaret Mead.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
75 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 x 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"What if tornadoes could be stopped or slowed down? In this addition to the critically-acclaimed Scientist in the Field series, scientist Robin Tanamachi and her team are trying to come up with a way to predict tornadoes with even greater accuracy, and save countless lives across America's heartland."--
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