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Thimmesh, Catherine

The Sky's the Limit: Stories of Discovery by Women and Girls

73 pp. | Houghton | March, 2002 | Trade ISBN 0-618-07698-0 $$16.00

(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Melissa Sweet. In these profiles of eleven girls and women who notice, question, and discover elements of the world around them, the focus is on process. Three sections highlight three aspects of discovery. A border collage, primarily composed of map fragments and related tools of the appropriate trade, visually introduces each sketch, while a full-page faux journal entry complements the text's emphasis on intellectual inquiry. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Betty Carter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2002