{"product_id":"her-eyes-on-the-stars-laurie-wallmark-9781954354135","title":"Her Eyes on the Stars: Maria Mitchell, Astronomer","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eMaria Mitchell's curiosity about the night sky led her to spend hours studying the stars. She discovered a comet as a young woman, winning an award from the King of Denmark for being the first person to discover a new comet using a telescope.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow famous as \"the lady astronomer,\" Maria went on to become a professional astronomer, an unheard of achievement for a woman in the 19th century. She was the first woman to get any kind of government job when she was hired by the United States Naval Observatory. Then as the first woman astronomy professor in the world, Maria used her position at Vassar College to teach young women to set their sights on the sky, training new generations of female astronomers. Her story inspires all of us to reach for the stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laurie Wallmark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1954354134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781954354135\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Creston Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/02\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.10h x 9.06w x 0.39d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2023 pg. 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/17\/2023 pg. 1","brand":"Laurie Wallmark","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44069217829119,"sku":"9781954354135","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_945c80fc-ee93-4e30-9c45-8b84339dc62d.jpg?v=1685423480","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/her-eyes-on-the-stars-laurie-wallmark-9781954354135","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}