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Author : Laurie Calkhoven
Published On : September 6, 2016
Publisher : Simon Spotlight
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Calkhoven, L. (2016). Mae Jemison: Ready-to-Read Level 3. Simon Spotlight.
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Author : Joanne Anderson Reisberg
Published On : June 1, 2006
Publisher : Charlesbridge
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Reisberg, J. A. (2006). Zachary Zormer: Shape Transformer. Charlesbridge.
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Author : Beatrice Lumpkin
Published On : January 1, 1991
Publisher : Africa World Press
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Lumpkin, B. (1991). Senefer: A Young Genius in Old Egypt. Africa World Press.
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Author : Ashley Rougier
Published On : November 27, 2021
Publisher : Independently published
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Rougier, A. (2021). The Math In Me. Independently published.
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Author : Barbara Esham
Published On : June 1, 2018
Publisher : Unknown Publisher
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Esham, B. (2018). Last to Finish: A Story about the Smartest Boy in Math Class. Unknown Publisher
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Author : Anne Bowen
Published On : January 1, 2006
Publisher : Albert Whitman & Company
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Bowen, A. (2006). The Great Math Tattle Battle. Albert Whitman & Company.
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Author : Molly Bang
Published On : January 2, 2018
Publisher : The Blue Sky Press
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Bang, M. (2018). When Sophie Thinks She Can’t …. The Blue Sky Press.
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Author : Fiona Robinson
Published On : August 2, 2016
Publisher : Abrams Books for Young Readers
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Robinson, F. (2016). Ada’s Ideas: The Story of Ada Lovelace, the World’s First Computer Programmer. Abrams Books for Young Readers.
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Author : Megan Reid
Published On : January 19, 2021
Publisher : Balzer + Bray
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Reid, M. (2021). Maryam’s Magic: The Story of Mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani. Balzer + Bray.
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Author : Amy Alznauer
Published On : March 4, 2025
Publisher : Candlewick
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Alznauer, A. (2025). The Five Sides of Marjorie Rice: How to Discover a Shape. Candlewick
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Author : Amy Alznaue
Published On : April 14, 2020
Publisher : Candlewick
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Alznaue, A. (2020). The Boy Who Dreamed of Infinity: A Tale of the Genius Ramanujan. Candlewick.
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Author : Billie Holladay Skelley
Published On : November 16, 2021
Publisher : Paperback Press
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Skelley, B. H. (2021). Hypatia: Ancient Alexandria’s Female Scholar. Paperback Press.
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Author : Brittany Goris
Published On : October 18, 2017
Publisher : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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Goris, B. (2017). Hypatia: Explorer of Geometry. ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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Author : D. Anne Love
Published On : January 4, 2006
Publisher : Holiday House
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Love, D. A. (2006). Of Numbers and Stars. Holiday House.
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Author : Richard Maurer
Published On : March 14, 2023
Publisher : Roaring Brook Press
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Maurer, R. (2023). The Woman in the Moon: How Margaret Hamilton Helped Fly the First Astronauts to the Moon. Roaring Brook Press.
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Author : Dean Robbins
Published On : May 16, 2017
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
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Robbins, D. (2017). Margaret and the Moon. Knopf Books for Young Readers.
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Author : Priya Narayanan
Published On : October 17, 2023
Publisher : Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
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Narayanan, P. (2023). Friend of Numbers: The Life of Mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan. Eerdmans Books for Young Readers.
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Author : Jan Lower
Published On : March 14, 2023
Publisher : Calkins Creek
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Lower, J. (2023). The Brilliant Calculator: How Mathematician Edith Clarke Helped Electrify America. Calkins Creek
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Author : Helaine Becker
Published On : October 6, 2020
Publisher : Kids Can Press
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Becker, H. (2020). Emmy Noether: The Most Important Mathematician You’ve Never Heard Of.
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Author : Helaine Becker
Published On : April 4, 2017
Publisher : Kids Can Press
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Becker, H. (2017). Lines, Bars and Circles: How William Playfair Invented Graphs. Kids Can Press
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Author : Sophia Zoraki
Published On : December 5, 2023
Publisher : Independently published
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Zoraki, S. (2023). Hypatia: A children’s book about an inspiring woman, a philosopher, astronomer and mathematician who went completely against the norms of the time. Independently published.
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Author : Kathryn Lasky
Published On : September 1, 1994
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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Lasky, K. (1994). The Librarian Who Measured the Earth.
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Author : Shoo Rayner
Published On : November 2, 2017
Publisher : Shoo Rayner
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Rayner, S. (2017). Euclid: The Man Who Invented Geometry. Shoo Rayner.
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Pythagoras and the Ratios is a stunning novelette describing the adventures of Young Pythagoras in a...Book Details
Author : Julie Ellis
Published On : February 1, 2010
Publisher : Charlesbridge
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Ellis, J. (2010). Pythagoras and the ratios: Math adventure. Charlesbridge.
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Author : Julie Ellis
Published On : July 1, 2004
Publisher : Charlesbridge
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Ellis, J. (2004). What’s your angle, Pythagoras? Charlesbridge.
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Author : Jon Scieszka
Published On : October 1, 1995
Publisher : Viking
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Scieszka, J. (1995). Math Curse. Viking Books for Young Readers.
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Author : Melisa Lazarus
Published On : March 11, 2022
Publisher : Independently published
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Lazarus, M. (2022). The math allergy. Independently published.
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Author : Bethany Barton
Published On : July 2, 2019
Publisher : Viking Books for Young Readers
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Barton, B. (2019). I’m Trying to Love Math. Viking Books for Young Readers
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Author : Brad Meltzer
Published On : September 16, 2014
Publisher : Rocky Pond Books
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Meltzer, B. (2014). I am Albert Einstein (Ordinary People Change the World). Dial Books
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Author : Jennifer Berne
Published On : March 15, 2016
Publisher : Chronicle Books
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Berne, J. (2016). On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein. Chronicle Books
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Author : Suzanne Slade
Published On : March 12, 2019
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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Slade, S. (2019). A Computer Called Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Helped Put America on the Moon. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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Author : Roda Ahmed
Published On : January 9, 2018
Publisher : HarperCollins
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Ahmed, R. (2018). Mae Among the Stars. HarperCollins
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Author : Andi Diehn
Published On : September 10, 2019
Publisher : Nomad Press
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Diehn, A. (2019). Human Computer: Mary Jackson, Engineer. Nomad Press.
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Author : Helaine Becker
Published On : June 19, 2018
Publisher : Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
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Becker, H. (2018). Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13. Henry Holt and Co. (BYR).
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Author : Laurie Wallmark
Published On : May 16, 2017
Publisher : Union Square Kids
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Wallmark, L. (2017). Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code (Volume 1). Union Square Kids.
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Author : Laurie Wallmark
Published On : October 13, 2015
Publisher : Creston Books
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Wallmark, L. (2015). Ada Byron Lovelace & the Thinking Machine. Creston Books.
Author : Cheryl Bardoe
Published On : June 12 2018
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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Bardoe, C. (2018). Nothing Stopped Sophie: The Story of Unshakable Mathematician Sophie Germain. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
Author : Deborah Heiligman
Published On : June 25 2013
Publisher : Roaring Brook Press
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Heiligman, D. (2013). The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos. Roaring Brook Press.
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Author : Jeanette Winter
Published On : 2017
Publisher : Beach Lane Books
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Winter, J. (2017). The World Is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid. Beach Lane Books.
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Author : Julia Finley Mosca
Published On : March 3 2020
Publisher : The Innovation Press
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Mosca, J. F. (2020). The Girl With a Mind For Math: The Story of Raye Montague. The Innovation Press.
Author : Margot Lee Shetterly
Published On : Jan. 16 2018
Publisher : HarperCollins
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Shetterly, M. L. (2018). Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race. HarperCollins.
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Author : Ms. Renee Winters
Published On : April 14 2021
Publisher : ‎ Wintersone Publishing
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Winters, R. (2021). Angie Wonders: Math is Everywhere! ‎Wintersone Publishing.
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Author : Hans Magnus Enzensberger
Published On : May 1 2000
Publisher : Holt Paperbacks
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Enzensberger, H. M. (2000). The Number Devil: A Mathematical Adventure. Holt Paperbacks.