The Girl Who Built an Ocean: An Artist, an Argonaut, and the True Story of the World's First Aquarium

by Jess Keating

Book Overview

The inspiring tale of a seamstress-turned-scientist who invented the world's first aquarium at a time when women in STEM were startlingly rare.

The daughter of a seamstress and a cobbler, Jeanne Villepreux-Power began her career as a dressmaker, sewing beautiful gowns for the Parisian aristocracy. But her heart longed for more, and when she moved to the seaside, she became fascinated by the ocean's mysteries.

She filled...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593305116
• ISBN13: 9780593305119
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 11.3" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3