Description
An illustrated portrait of astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt traces the years she spent measuring stars from her position at the Harvard College Observatory and her important discoveries that enabled the scientific community to gain a fuller understanding of the universe's vast size.
Awards
Georgia Children's Book Award (Finalist — 2015)
CCBC Choices (2014)
Rise: A Feminist Book Project for Ages 0-18 (Selection — 2014)
El día de los niños / El día de los libros (3-5 — 2015)
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