Sky's the Limit

Genre: Nonfiction Reading level: Ages 10-13 Girls, do you think that science is dry and boring? Do you think that only boys can be famous inventors? Did you know that Beatrix Potter was a scientist? Yes, she made a discovery about lichen in 1896. The Sky’s the Limit introduces some very interest......more

This book is good, but seems a bit intimidating. compared to some of the others we've read recently. I suppose it is probably for a bit older audience. We ran out of time to read the whole thing, but read a couple of parts over the past couple of nights. They were interesting stories, particularly t......more

I wanted to love this book, but in the end I just liked it. The brief biographies of girls and women in science offer enough to pique interest and keep you reading. The scrapbook-style artwork was particularly appealing. A reference to Pluto as a planet and to an upcoming film that apparently never......more

A good resource for girls to learn what women and girl's have discovered. It's not in depth, but it's enough to pique curiousity.......more