Scientist and Governor, Dixy Lee Ray (An American Women in Science Biography) [Paperback]

Mary Ellen Verheyden-Hilliard (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up | Series: An American Women in Science Biography

Dixy Lee Ray grew up near the sea in Washington State. As a girl she was a scholar and a champion athlete--at age 12 the youngest person to scale Mt. Everest, America's highest mountain. She earned a doctorate in Marine Biology, had her own television show, and led an international scientific expedition. Dixy Lee became the first woman to head the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission and, later, the first woman to be elected governor of Washington.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

ea. vol: illus. by Marian Menzel. 31p. (American Women in Science Biog raphy Series). CIP. Equity Institute. Oct. 1985. pap. $3.95. Grade 2-5An inspiring group of biogra phies of women in science. Covering women from different ethnic back grounds, these stories relate the lives of some successful contemporary profes sionals, concentrating on their child hoods. They discuss not only the suc cesses but also the problems that each woman encountered. Comanche Indian Nancy Wallace became an engineer with one of America's largest corpora tions. Besides discussing her life, the book describes career options for engi neers. Scientist and Governor, Dixy Lee Ray tells about Ray's struggles and accomplishmentsbeing the youngest girl to climb Mt. Rainier, earning a doc torate in marine biology, becoming the first woman to head the Atomic Energy Commission and the first woman to be elected governor of the state of Wash ington. Constance Tom Noguchi is the nuclear physicist who accomplished breakthrough research on sickle cell anemia. Agnes Naranjo Stroud-Lee made advancements in the field of birth defects. Elma Gonzalez struggled to become a scientist in charge of her own laboratory at UCLA, for when she was growing up she missed school every spring because of her family's migrant farm work. Children in the lower grades will enjoy these biographies, and those in the upper grades with reading prob lems will be able to use them for current biographical information.Deanna J. McDaniel, Elmwood Elementary School, Lima, Ohio
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review

"Inspirational role models for young girls." -- School Library Journal

"These books explored an area never before [available] at this level." -- First Grade Teacher

"These books were fast moving and easy to read." -- Third Grade Teacher

"This is an excellent introduction to science units or career units." -- Second Grade Teacher

"This series is highly recommended." -- Curriculum Review

"[W]ell-illustrated, fast-moving biographies...help elementary-age students realize the wide range of science opportunitites." (Communicator, National Association of Elementary School Principals -- (Communicator, National Association of Elementary School Principals)

[The biographies] help childen...to see the connection--often so difficult for youngsters to grasp--between determination to persevere in the face of difficulties and later 'pay-off' with achievement in a variety of very exciting careers." -- Newsletter, Association of Black Women in Higher Education

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Paperback: 31 pages
• Publisher: Equity Inst; First edition. edition (January 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 093246906X
• ISBN-13: 978-0932469069
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #947,224 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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