What Miss Mitchell Saw
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2019

What Miss Mitchell Saw

By Hayley Barrett, Diana Sudyka (Illustrator)

A young girl discovers a new comet, changing her life forever.

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40 pages
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Maria Mitchell, a curious young girl with a telescope, scans the night sky from her rooftop. One fateful evening, she spots a comet no one has ever seen. This discovery catapults her into fame, setting her on a path to become America's first professional female astronomer. Will her humble beginnings hold her back, or will she inspire future generations of scientists? Dive into this beautifully illustrated tale of determination and discovery.

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Every evening, from the time she was a child, Maria Mitchell stood on her rooftop with her telescope and swept the sky. And then one night she saw something unusual—a comet no one had ever seen before! Miss Mitchell’s extraordinary discovery made her famous the world over and paved the way for her to become America’s first professional female astronomer. Gorgeously illustrated by Diana Sudyka, this moving picture book about a girl from humble beginnings who became a star in the field of astronomy is sure to inspire budding scientists everywhere.

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
40
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD830L
Themes & topics
Books about AmericaBooks about girls and womenBooks about 19th centuryBooks about science and technologyBooks about history
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~5.3
F&P level
~T
Publication
Published
September 3, 2019
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781481487597

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