Always Looking Up: Nancy Grace Roman, Astronomer (She Made History)

by Laura Gehl (Author) Alex Oxton (Illustrator)

Always Looking Up: Nancy Grace Roman, Astronomer (She Made History)
Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade

This empowering picture book biography tells the story of Nancy Grace Roman, the astronomer who overcame obstacles like weak eyesight and teachers who discouraged women from pursuing astronomy to lead the NASA team that built the Hubble Space Telescope.

A testament to women in scientific careers and a record of an important NASA milestone.

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Laura Gehl
Laura Gehl is the author of One Big Pair of Underwear, Cat Has a Plan, Goat Wants to Eat, Pig Makes Art, Dog Can Hide, Cat Sees Snow, Frog Can Hop, Snow Is..., You're the Sprinkles on My Ice Cream, and You're the Pumpkin in My Pie. She lives with her husband and their four kids in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Visit her online at LauraGehl.com.

Inspired by the Muppets, Quentin Blake, and the Flintstones, Fred Blunt has been a compulsive doodler since he was in hand-me-downs. He studied illustration at University of the West of England at Bristol, and has worked on all manner of projects, including illustrating for children's books and designing a series of animated interstitials for the BBC. Fred lives in Aberystwyth, Wales, with his wife, two children, and their retired greyhound.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780807502969
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Publication date
October 20, 2019
Series
She Made History
BISAC categories
JNF007090 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology
JNF007120 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women
JNF051010 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology | Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science
JNF051040 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Astronomy
Library of Congress categories
Biographies
United States
Astronomers
Officials and employees
Hubble Space Telescope (Spacecraft)
Women astronomers
Roman, Nancy Grace

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