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Queen of physics : how Wu Chien Shiung helped unlock the secrets of the atom

Author

Robeson, Teresa, 1964- author.

Title

Queen of physics : how Wu Chien Shiung helped unlock the secrets of the atom / written by Teresa Robeson ; illustrated by Rebecca Huang.

Format

Book

Published

New York : Sterling Children's Books, an imprint Sterling Publications Co., Inc., [2019] ©2019

Description

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Other contributors

Huang, Rebecca, illustrator.

Portion of title

How Wu Chien Shiung helped unlock the secrets of the atom

Notes

Includes bibliographical references.

Summary

When Wu Chien Shiung was born in China in the early 1900s, girls typically did not attend school. They weren't considered as smart as boys. But her parents thought differently, so they gave her a name meaning "courageous hero" and encouraged her love of learning and science. Chien Shiung found her passion in physics, which took her from her small hometown of Liuhe to the National Central University in Nanjing and then all the way to the United States. She became such an exceptional physicist that other scientists asked her for help running experiments! Even then, she didn't always get the jobs she wanted or the credit she deserved - because she was Asian. But she pushed back against the prejudice with dignity and poise, and focused on excelling at what she loved. It's no wonder Newsweek declared her the "Queen of Physics." An NCTE Orbis Pictus Recommended Book! -- From dust jacket.

Target audience

960L lexile Sentence length: 5 (very hard) Word frequency: 2 (easy) Lexile. 5 & up. K to 3.

Awards

Asian/Pacific American Award: Picture Book Winner, 2020

Subject headings

Wu, C. S. (Chien-shiung), 1912-1997--Juvenile literature. Nuclear physicists--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature. Women physicists--Biography--Juvenile literature. Chinese Americans--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Genre heading

Picture books. Biographies. Juvenile works. Biographies. Picture books.

ISBN

9781454932208 (hardcover) 1454932201 (hardcover)