Girls think of everything : stories of ingenious inventions by women / Catherine Thimmesh ; illustrated by Melissa Sweet.
Tells the story of how women throughout the ages have responded to situations confronting them in daily life by inventing such items as correction fluid, space helmets, and disposable diapers.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781328772534
- ISBN: 1328772535
- Physical Description: 106 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
- Edition: Expanded and revised, new edition.
- Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 96-99) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- In the beginning -- Chocolate chip cookies: Ruth Wakefield -- LuminAID: Anna Stork and Andrea Sreshta -- Windshield Wipers: Mary Anderson -- Turning plastic into fuel: Azza Abdelhamid Faiad -- Kevlar: Stephanie Kwolek -- Hot seat: Alissa Chavez -- Computer compiler: Grace Murray Hopper -- ReThink: Trisha Prabhu -- Paper bag folding machine: Margaret E. Knight -- Laserphaco probe: Dr. Patricia Bath -- Space bumper: Jeanne Lee Crews -- Combating drought with orange peels: Kiara Nirghin -- Scotchgard: Patsy O. Sherman -- Snugli: Ann Moore -- Roominate: Alice Brooks and Bettina Chen -- Your turn.
- Target Audience Note:
- 960L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.4 2 43785.
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- Subject:
- Wakefield, Ruth Graves > Juvenile literature.
Stork, Anna > Juvenile literature.
Anderson, Mary, 1866-1953 > Juvenile literature.
Kwolek, Stephanie, 1923-2014 > Juvenile literature.
Hopper, Grace Murray > Juvenile literature.
Prabhu, Trisha > Juvenile literature.
Knight, Margaret E., 1838-1914 > Juvenile literature.
Bath, Patricia, 1942-2019 > Juvenile literature.
Crews, Jeanne Lee, 1940- > Juvenile literature.
Nirghin, Kiara, 2000- > Juvenile literature.
Sherman, Patsy O'Connell, 1930-2008 > Juvenile literature.
Moore, Anne, 1940- > Juvenile literature.
Women inventors > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Inventions > United States > History > Juvenile literature.
Inventors > Juvenile literature.
Inventions > Juvenile literature.
Women > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Women.
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- Biographies.
Available copies
- 9 of 9 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Iredell County Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troutman Branch Library | J 920 THI (Text) | 33114018129247 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
