The girl who built an ocean : an artist, an argonaut, and the true story of the world's first aquarium
Title:
The girl who built an ocean : an artist, an argonaut, and the true story of the world's first aquarium
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Summary:
"The inspiring tale of a seamstress-turned-scientist who invented the world's first aquarium at a time w\hen women in STEM were startlingly rare."--
Jeanne Villepreux-Power lived in France. She was a scientist, a seamstress, and an artist. She invented the world's first aquarium when she became interested in the creatures of the sea, and had to figure out a way to bring the ocean into her home so she could examine them more carefully. -- adapted from jacket and perusal of book
Year Published:
2022
Physical Description:
36 unnumbered pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Note:
"This is a Borzoi Book"--Title page verso.
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ISBN:
9780593305119
9780593305126
Publisher:
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2022]
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