Finding Wonders: Three Girls Who Changed Science
by Jeannine Atkins
Three girls coming of age in three separate centuries, all facing limits on expectations... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Poetry
- Cultural Experience
- Women / Girls
Year Published 2016
Word Count 21,294
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 970L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 184408, 3 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Science
- STEAM
- Subject Headings
- Anning, Mary
- Juvenile Fiction | Technology | General
- Paleontologists--Fiction
- Anning, Mary, 1799-1847--Childhood and youth--Fiction
- Merian, Maria Sibylla
- Biographical fiction
- Anning, Mary, 1799-1847--Childhood and youth--Juvenile fiction
- Astronomers
- Mitchell, Maria, 1818-1889--Childhood and youth--Juvenile fiction
- Naturalists--Fiction
- Merian, Maria Sibylla, 1647-1717--Childhood and youth--Fiction
- Gender roles
- Astronomers--Fiction
- Women scientists--Fiction
- Paleontologists
- Merian, Maria Sibylla, 1647-1717--Childhood and youth--Juvenile fiction
- Mitchell, Maria, 1818-1889--Childhood and youth--Fiction
- Mitchell, Maria
- Novels in verse
- Scientists--Fiction
- Children's Books/All Ages
- Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women
- Scientists
- Gender roles--Fiction
- Naturalists
- Juvenile Fiction | Stories in Verse
- Childhood and youth
- Women scientists
- Lists With This Book
- Earth & Space Science, 6-12
- STEM Books for Girls
- Literary Science 2
Our Original Resources 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Jeannine Atkins
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 4
Author Interviews 5
Interview with Jeannine Atkins
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Interview with Jeannine Atkins
Created by Dori Reads
What Is a Heroine Panel Discussion with Jeannine Atkins
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Girl Books For Boys Panel Discussion with Jeannine Atkins
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Reading and Writing About Girls Panel Discussion with Jeannine Atkins
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Discussion Guide from National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance
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Awards & Distinctions 8
Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2023
Commended, 2018
Best STEM Books, 2017-2023
Selection, 2018
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2023
Young Reader and Middle Grade Fiction Honor, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Middle Selection, 2016
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2016
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