Caroline's Comets: A True Story

by Emily Arnold McCully

Book Overview

With courage and confidence, Caroline Herschel (1750-1848) becomes the first woman professional scientist and one of the greatest astronomers who ever lived.

Born the youngest daughter of a poor family in Hanover, Germany, she was scarred from smallpox, stunted from typhus and used by her parents as a scullery maid. But when her favorite brother, William, left for England, he took her with him. The siblings shared a passion for stars,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823436640
• ISBN13: 9780823436644
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Holiday House
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 9.3" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4