Breaking Through the Clouds: The Sometimes Turbulent Life of Meteorologist Joanne Simpson

by Sandra Nickel

Book Overview

An inspiring picture book about the meteorologist whose discoveries helped us understand how weather works

When Joanne Simpson (1923-2010) was a girl, she sailed her boat beneath the puffy white clouds of Cape Cod. As a pilot, she flew her plane so high, its wings almost touched them. And when World War II began and Joanne moved to the University of Chicago, a professor asked her to teach Air Force officers about those very clouds and the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1419749560
• ISBN13: 9781419749568
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.9" x 10.7"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4