Always Looking Up: Nancy Grace Roman, Astronomer

Contributor(s): Gehl, Laura (Author), Pigott, Louise (Illustrator), Oxton, Alex (Illustrator)

ISBN: 9780807502969

Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company

Hardcover

$17.99

Pub Date: October 1, 2019

Dewey: B

LCCN: 2019026454

Lexile Code: 0920

Features: Dust Cover, Illustrated, Price on Product

Target Age Group: 04 to 08

Physical Info: 0.50" H x 10.10" L x 8.20" W ( 0.88 lbs) 32 pages

BISAC Categories:

Series: She Made History

Accelerated Reader® Info

Quiz #:0000514440 ( Always Looking Up: Nancy Grace Roman, Astronomer)

Reading level: 5.40

Interest level: LG

Point value: 0.5

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: An inspiring look at the scientist who became "The Mother of Hubble."

Brief description: Alex Oxton grew up in the East Midlands of England and studied Illustration at University. An avid competitive player of real-time strategy games like Starcraft and Age of Empires, she initially set her sights on becoming a video game concept artist, but fell in love with children's book illustration during her studies.

Review Quotes:

A Mighty Girl's 2019 Books of the Year