(3) 4-6 Checkerboard Library: STEM Superstar Women series. Each volume provides a succinct overview of a trailblazing woman in STEM. The subjects' childhoods, education, numerous obstacles (many times because of their gender), and achievements are explained in readable prose. Archival photographs, sidebars, and fact boxes help to highlight each woman's importance in her field. Timeline. Glos., ind. Review covers these Checkerboard Library: STEM Superstar Women titles: Grace Hopper, Hedy Lamarr, Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Katherine Johnson, Rosalind Franklin, and Ada Lovelace.

Reviewer: Rita Soltan

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Katy Wu. Grace Hopper was mechanically, scientifically, and mathematically minded since childhood, as this biography playfully explains via several anecdotes. Then, while serving almost fifty years in the Navy, she broke barriers for women--and for computer science. A biographical poem graces the front endpapers; the back endpapers mention Hopper's honors. Kid-appealing digital cartoons are reminiscent of Hopper's own propensity for doodling. Reading list, timeline. Bib.

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(3) YA Women in Science series. These thorough biographies of pioneering women in scientific and technical fields delve deeply into their personal and professional lives. The series includes frank and balanced discussions of both the successes and challenges each woman faced, as well as the qualities and intellect that drove her significant accomplishments. Numerous photographs of the scientists and additional information about their fields are included. Reading list, timeline. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Women in Science titles: Marie Curie, Jane Goodall, Mae Carol Jemison, Rosalind Franklin, Grace Hopper, and Chien-Shiung Wu.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(3) 4-6 STEM Trailblazer Bios series. The continuation of the series, this time featuring all-female science and technology innovators from modern history, will tie in well with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics curriculum objectives. The inspiring profiles touch on childhood, education, and the subjects' breakthrough accomplishments. A colorful, easy-to-read format features photos and "tech talk" sidebars with quotes, mostly from the "trailblazers" themselves. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these STEM Trailblazer Bios titles: Nuclear Physicist Chien-Shiung Wu, Programming Pioneer Ada Lovelace, Animal Scientist and Activist Jane Goodall, Environmentalist Rachel Carson, Astronaut Mae Jemison, Mathematician and Computer Scientist Grace Hopper, Computer Scientist Jean Bartik, and Vaccine Innovators Pearl Kendrick and Grace Eldering.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Wendell Minor. In a narrative as calmly straightforward as Hopper's work, Burleigh introduces the great American realist. Burleigh's prose captures the essence of Hopper's renderings: lighthouses that "rise up, gleaming in the sunlight, looming above land and sea"; the many "small mysteries" of city life. So, too, do Minor's gouache paintings, all of which echo Hopper's sense of wonderment about the potential of everyday scenes. Websites. Bib.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2014

(3) 4-6 This lucid exploration of Hopper's art begins with his childhood love of drawing and ends with his advice to aspiring artists: "Work!" Rubin discusses Hopper's subjects and artistic style in the context of his contemporaries and the rise of abstract expressionism. Beautifully reproduced art is well paired with the text. An appendix highlights artists who influenced Hopper. Reading list.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(4) K-3 Raintree Biographies series. Plentiful reproductions of the work of each subject contribute to the cluttered design of the dryly written profiles. Each two-page section focuses on an aspect of the artist's life, and sidebars provide quotations from the artists themselves as well as cultural and artistic context. Although superficial, these books give readers a basic understanding of these pivotal figures. Timeline, reading list. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Raintree Biographies titles: Edward Hopper, Frank Lloyd Wright, Michelangelo, Pablo Picasso, Dorothea Lange, and Maya Lin.]

Reviewer: Norah Piehl

(4) 4-6 Artist Biographies series. The large typeface (and publisher's age recommendation) indicates this series is intended for primary-grade readers, but the forthright language and sophisticated ideas make the books more appropriate for middle graders. Reproductions and photos accompany the comprehensive, though short, texts. These volumes provide a strong picture of each artist's career. Timeline, websites. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Artist Biographies titles: Andy Warhol, Willem de Kooning, John Singer Sargent, Norman Rockwell, Edward Hopper, and Georgia O'Keeffe.]

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt