This book is about a mathematician during the French Revolution named Sophie. She loved math and worked hard on mathmatical information. She saw in the newspaper that people were looking for a formula to account for the vibrations of bridges and worked hard to create a formula. Men did not respect women's knowledge and no one would listen to her. This is a good book for 2nd or 3rd graders. This book could pair well with a lesson on determination and hard work/over coming the odds.

Beautiful and delightful. It is a joy to read these kinds of well created and thoughtful biographies to my children. ( )

Best for: 7 and up
Awards: The Amelia Bloomer Book List (2019)

Barbara McClintock's illustrations are lovely, as always! ( )

This book was about a women, Sophie Germain in the 18th century. She was passionate about math even though the world told her she couldn't be a mathematician she was focused. The world was very sexist at that time believing women shouldn't be able to do the things that Sophie was striving for. This book would be great for students struggling to achieve their dreams as well as students who want to have a future in math, or any goal in life. This also deals with bullying and the feel of discouragement that students so often deal with. ( )