bexcapades's review against another edition
4.0
This has a basic bio of some world-changing, STEM career-forging Black women from the US.
My only thing was that I wished each person had a more detailed story rather than just the outline.
My only thing was that I wished each person had a more detailed story rather than just the outline.
purplemegant's review against another edition
4.0
More like a reference book than a book to be read from cover to cover. Read this with my kids - a few profiles a night. By the end I was skimming them and sharing the main points instead of reading word for word.
thenextgenlibrarian's review against another edition
5.0
A great nonfiction text with gorgeous pictures and graphics about 50 Black women in STEM over the years, many whom I hadn’t heard of. It’s important that we share books like this with our students so they learn about the trailblazers of all races and backgrounds of our history. #blacklivesmatter #weneeddiversebooks
kobrien1014's review
4.0
Very empowering, and a very easy read. I love the bright fonts and colors that make this book visually appealing. Hoping it finds its way to any kiddo that needs it :)
amdame1's review
4.0
This is a compilation of over 50 biographies of Black women who have overcome incredible challenges in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) field. They cover an incredible variety of contributions from surgery, robotics, space, video programming, etc from the past and present. There were many names that I had not heard of which is fantastic - give these women their long overdue recognition!
My biggest regret about this book is that there are typographical errors: in one entry, the person's name is Angie, but it is mis-spelled as Annie at one point; use of a non word "first-er". And my biggest issue was the reference to someone as petite with a specific height and weight. I think it is ok to call someone petite, but leave it at that so as not to engender body dysmorphia issues.
Text features include full color photographs, detailed source notes, selected sources, image credits, index
My biggest regret about this book is that there are typographical errors: in one entry, the person's name is Angie, but it is mis-spelled as Annie at one point; use of a non word "first-er". And my biggest issue was the reference to someone as petite with a specific height and weight. I think it is ok to call someone petite, but leave it at that so as not to engender body dysmorphia issues.
Text features include full color photographs, detailed source notes, selected sources, image credits, index
bethmitcham's review
3.0
A book celebrating the achievements of Black Women, because a common theme for all of them is the difficulties faced being seen as an oddity. Many of the contemporary women have devoted time to organizations that promote STEM success in minority and female youth, because of the extra barriers they face. Hopefully seeing other successful people will help motivate them, and then having peers that reflect their images in programs will also reduce some of the stress. Engineering programs are inherently tough -- nobody needs to face social barriers on top of the intellectual ones!
That said, this isn't the kind of thing I'm really into. I want to see the paper version to see if that is a more enticing feel. Reading page after page of micro-biographies of people I don't know got a bit repetitive. Every individual one was great - I felt a bit inadequate when their ages matched mine! -- but with only a few pages per person there wasn't a lot of room for details. The back of the book is devoted to notes, image credits, and an index. This would be a great library reference.
That said, this isn't the kind of thing I'm really into. I want to see the paper version to see if that is a more enticing feel. Reading page after page of micro-biographies of people I don't know got a bit repetitive. Every individual one was great - I felt a bit inadequate when their ages matched mine! -- but with only a few pages per person there wasn't a lot of room for details. The back of the book is devoted to notes, image credits, and an index. This would be a great library reference.
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