Her eyes on the stars : Maria Mitchell, astronomer by Wallmark, Laurie 

BTSB Prebound(Creston Books, 2023)

BTSB #: 917461 Available

Dewey: 520.92/BAges: 7-9   


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Subjects: Mitchell, Maria,|d1818-1889 Women astronomers - Biography Astronomers - Massachusetts - Biography

Summary: 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. 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.

What Miss Mitchell saw by Barrett, Hayley 

BTSB Prebound(Beach Lane Books, 2019)

BTSB #: 093642 Available

Dewey: 520.92/BAges: 4-8   
AR: 4.8 LG Lexile: 830 AD

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Subjects: Mitchell, Maria,|d1818-1889 Women astronomers - United States - Biography Astronomers - United States - Biography Comets

Summary: Every evening, from the time she was a child, Maria Mitchell stood on her rooftop with her telescope and swept the sky. And then one night she saw something unusual--a comet no one had ever seen before! Miss Mitchell's extraordinary discovery made her famous the world over and paved the way for her to become America's first professional female astronomer.