Breaking through the clouds : the sometimes turbulent life of meteorologist Joanne Simpson
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Author
Contributors
Pérez García, Helena, illustrator.
Published
New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, [2022].
ISBN
9781419749568, 1419749560
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
Status
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Lincoln - Children's | jBio SIMP | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, [2022].
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
9781419749568, 1419749560
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
"Joanne Simpson made groundbreaking-or should we say cloudbreaking-discoveries about weather and how it worked. Born in Massachusetts in 1923, she became interested in clouds while sailing in Cape Cod. As a young adult, she went to the University of Chicago and began studying and then teaching meteorology. After the war, women were expected to go back to being homemakers, but Joanne instead received her Masters Degree and began a PhD program. She decided to focus on tropical cumulous clouds, even though at the time no one thought that clouds affected the weather-they thought they were just a byproduct. Though the scientific establishment--mostly men--tried to stop her at every turn, her stubborn determination prevailed. She was the first woman in the United States to receive her PhD in meteorology, and her discoveries still affect how we think about clouds and the weather today!"--,Provided by publisher.
Target Audience
Ages 6 to 9.,Abrams Books for Young Readers.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographies.
Clouds -- Thermodynamics -- Juvenile literature.
Meteorologists -- Juvenile literature.
Meteorologists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Simpson, Joanne -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women scientists -- Juvenile literature.
Women scientists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Clouds -- Thermodynamics -- Juvenile literature.
Meteorologists -- Juvenile literature.
Meteorologists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Simpson, Joanne -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women scientists -- Juvenile literature.
Women scientists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Nickel, S., & Pérez García, H. (2022). Breaking through the clouds: the sometimes turbulent life of meteorologist Joanne Simpson . Abrams Books for Young Readers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nickel, Sandra and Helena, Pérez García. 2022. Breaking Through the Clouds: The Sometimes Turbulent Life of Meteorologist Joanne Simpson. Abrams Books for Young Readers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nickel, Sandra and Helena, Pérez García. Breaking Through the Clouds: The Sometimes Turbulent Life of Meteorologist Joanne Simpson Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Nickel, Sandra,, and Helena Pérez García. Breaking Through the Clouds: The Sometimes Turbulent Life of Meteorologist Joanne Simpson Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2022.
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