Tavia Gilbert
Author
Publisher
HarperTrophy
Pub. Date
1995,c1941
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story of the legendary White Woman of the Genesee. This is a fictionalized account of 12-year-old Mary Jemison who was kidnapped by a band of Indian warriors, lived many years with the Seneca, and then was given a chance to return to the world of white men.
2) Marie Curie
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking Children's Book
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Describes the life and work of the scientist who won two Nobel Prizes and died of radiation poisoning from years of investigating the dangerous elements that she herself had discovered. Readers will learn about the dark side of a woman and her devotion to science--the politics of science, her depression, and the drive to succeed. It is a brutally honest portrayal of a woman in a field dominated by men.