Look Up!
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Look Up!

Written by Robert Burleigh & illustrated by Raúl Colón
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$18.99
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4 - 8
Reading age
32
Page count
51
Words per page
~720L
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Feb 19, 2013
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Henrietta Levitt was the first person to discover the scientific importance of a star’s brightness—so why has no one heard of her? Learn all about a female pioneer of astronomy in this picture book biography. Henrietta Swan Leavitt was born on July 4, 1868, and she changed the course of astronomy when she was just twenty-five years old. Henrietta spent years measuring star positions and sizes from photographs taken by the telescope at the Harvard College Observatory, where she worked. After Henrietta observed that certain stars had a fixed pattern to their changes, her discovery made it possible for astronomers to measure greater and greater distances—leading to our present understanding of the vast size of the universe. An astronomer of her time called Henrietta Leavitt “one of the most important women ever to touch astronomy,” and another close associate said she had the “best mind at the Harvard Observatory.” Henrietta Leaveitt’s story will inspire young women and aspiring scientists of all kinds and includes additional information about the solar system and astronomy.

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starsscientistsfemale scientists  female role modelsouter spaceAmericascience and technologyscience and naturesciencehistoryastronomy1850-1899girls and women

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Book Details

ISBN
9781416958192
Publication Date
February 19, 2013
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Page Count
32
Words Per Page
51
Audience
Picture
Reading Age
4 - 8 years
Est. Lexile® Level
~720L
Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
~Q
ATOS® Book Level
4.6
Accelerated Reader® Points
0.5
Accelerated Reader Quiz
156812
Accelerated Reader Interest Level
LG

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