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The sky's the limit : stories of discovery by women and girls
They study the night sky, watch chimpanzees in the wild, & dig up ancient clay treasures. They search the beach for rare fossils, photograph old rock carvings, explore the hazards of lead poisoning, & wander into dark caves. Young & old, they are women & girls who discover 70-million-year-old sea lizards, the origins of counting & writing, Stone Age cave art, mysterious matter in the universe, & how a puddle of water can be sanitized when heated by the sun. Here is a tribute to the findings & revelations of these remarkable women & girls: to their perseverance & their wondrous curiosity. Here are discoveries that open our eyes not only to what women & girls can accomplish but also to the astonishing world in which we live. Ill.
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