Ming and Maria Explore the Universe ..., Jackie French
Ming and Maria Explore the Universe ..., Jackie French
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Ming and Maria Explore the Universe (The Girls Who Changed the World, #5)

Author: Jackie French

Narrator: Edwina Wren

Unabridged: 4 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 04/30/2025


Synopsis

In this fifth and final book in The Girls Who Changed the World series, Ming Qong discovers who she is, and that she, too, will change the world.
Ming has travelled through history to meet girls who have changed the world. However, this time is different as Herstory, History's sister, promises to reveal to Ming something of her own past: her long-lost mother. When Ming washes up on the icy shores of Nantucket Island in 1836 she is saved by the elderly Mrs Sloe and the wealthy Miss Reynolds, but there is no sign of a woman who might be her mother. The island is home to Maria Mitchell, who at seventeen has already published her first papers on astronomy and will go on to inspire scientists around the world for generations to come.Maria's future holds extraordinary promise and fame. But what about Ming? And who is her mother?In this final book in the Girls Who Changed the World series, Ming Qong discovers who she is, and how she, too, will change the world.

About Jackie French

Jackie French AM is an award-winning writer, wombat negotiator, the 2014–2015 Australian Children's Laureate and the 2015 Senior Australian of the Year. In 2016, Jackie became a Member of the Order of Australia for her contribution to children's literature and her advocacy for youth literacy. She is regarded as one of Australia's most popular children's authors and writes across all genres — from picture books, history, fantasy, ecology and sci-fi, to her much-loved historical fiction for a variety of age groups. 'A book can change a child's life. A book can change the world' was the primary philosophy behind Jackie's two-year term as Laureate. jackiefrench.com facebook.com/authorjackiefrench


Reviews

Goodreads review by EmG on June 16, 2025

Ming Qong has travelled through time to meet girls who have changed the world, although this time Herstory (History's sister) offers some interesting insight into Ming's own past - her long-lost mother. This time Ming washes up on the icy shores of Nantucket Island, in 1836. This is the fifth and fi......more