Full Product Details
Author: Anna M. Lewis
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Imprint: Chicago Review Press
Dimensions:
Width: 13.90cm
, Height: 1.70cm
, Length: 21.50cm
Weight: 0.326kg
ISBN: 9781613736678
ISBN 10: 1613736673
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 01 March 2017
Recommended Age: From 12 to 17 years
Audience:
Young adult
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Young adult
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Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
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Teenage / Young adult
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Teenage / Young adult
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Temporarily unavailable
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Reviews
What caused a few women to counter the trends and choose these professions? What difficulties did they face in fields so new to them? And did the influences that marked their early histories reveal themselves in their work and careers? Anna Lewis's book raises these questions, central for young people considering the future. Denise Scott Brown, co-founder, Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates A much-needed, clearly presented history. -- School Library Journal Inspiring. -- Booklist An engaging book that will open up the world of architecture, landscape architecture, and engineering to young people. It reveals the inspiring and sometimes bittersweet stories of successful women. Judith B Tankard, landscape historian and author, Gertrude Jekyll and the Country House Garden Women of Steel and Stone is chock-full of role models. With easy-to-read and well-written stories of inspirational women, you can pick up the book and read about just one of these accomplished women or treat yourself to all 22. --Stacey M. DelVecchio, 2013-14 Society of Women Engineers President Anna Lewis skillfully delivers real-life stories of successful women in these fields to inspire and inform readers. Lucy Sanders, CEO and cofounder, National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT) For anyone interested in the field, these are inspiring stories! Mid-Ohio Valley Parent Magazine Any individual interested in women's accomplishments in these fields will find this an entertaining read. Bookloons
A fabulous resource for young women interested in these fascinating fields. --Creators Syndicate
A fabulous resource for young women interested in these fascinating fields. Creators Syndicate
This is a truly interesting and even inspirational book. <i>Rhapsody in Books</i>
"""What caused a few women to counter the trends and choose these professions? What difficulties did they face in fields so new to them? And did the influences that marked their early histories reveal themselves in their work and careers? Anna Lewis's book raises these questions, central for young people considering the future."" Denise Scott Brown, co-founder, Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates ""A much-needed, clearly presented history."" -- School Library Journal ""Inspiring."" -- Booklist ""An engaging book that will open up the world of architecture, landscape architecture, and engineering to young people. It reveals the inspiring and sometimes bittersweet stories of successful women."" Judith B Tankard, landscape historian and author, Gertrude Jekyll and the Country House Garden "" Women of Steel and Stone is chock-full of role models. With easy-to-read and well-written stories of inspirational women, you can pick up the book and read about just one of these accomplished women or treat yourself to all 22."" --Stacey M. DelVecchio, 2013-14 Society of Women Engineers President ""Anna Lewis skillfully delivers real-life stories of successful women in these fields to inspire and inform readers."" Lucy Sanders, CEO and cofounder, National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT) ""For anyone interested in the field, these are inspiring stories!"" Mid-Ohio Valley Parent Magazine ""Any individual interested in women's accomplishments in these fields will find this an entertaining read."" Bookloons"
Author Information
Anna M. Lewis is an award-winning toy inventor and the owner of Ideasplash, a company that promotes child creativity through writing, websites, and classes and presentations in schools. She is a monthly contributor to the Interesting Nonfiction for Kids blog, and her articles have appeared in Appleseeds magazine, Odyssey magazine, and Toy Design Monthly. She lives in St. Charles, Illinois.
