Jellyfish Scientist: Maude Delap and Her Mesmerizing Medusas

By Michelle Cusolito

Book Overview

Meet scientist Maude Delap in this riveting STEM biography that details her biggest experiment-her observations of and research about jellyfish. Maude scoops a jellyfish out of the water and embarks on more than a year of observation of the animal, accomplishing something countless other scientists were unable to do- trace the life cycle of a jellyfish and understand the creature's metamorphosis from larva to adult. Maude's story must be told. Her painstaking observations of a compass jellyfish in 1899-1900 laid the foundation for research still ongoing today.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1623545811
• ISBN13: 9781623545819
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 11.3" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5