Her Eyes on the Stars:

Maria Mitchell, Astronomer

By Laurie Wallmark

Illustrated by Liz Wong
 

In the mid 19th century, Maria Mitchell was not only among the first women to discover a comet, she was the first American to do so.

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Maria became a professional astronomer, a first for an American woman. She went on to teach a generation of young women at Vassar College how to set their sights high. Mitchell's passion for the stars shines in Laurie Wallmark's dynamic text and Liz Wong's glowing art.

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"Exactly the sort of story Mitchell deserves — inspiring, full of charm, and a rich window into astronomy's past"

— Asa Stahl, astrophysicist and award-winning author of The Big Bang Book