My 3rd-5th graders are going to love this book! Each bio is a mini, with a fun fact ending. Great resource for researching a few of these remarkable women. Also works as a read aloud, spotlighting different women each week.

Great book with short bios on some great women scientists through history. There could easily be a part two or more. While I read these to my kids with a range from 3 to 12 and a mix of girls and boys the comprehension and style level is probably best for middle grades to early high school. The stories can occasionally get into some pretty complicated terms even while still at a basic level of the science involved.The stories are inspirational and cover a wide range of science topics, nationalit...

Born Curious is a collection of 20 short biographies of female scientists who have contributed significantly to various scientific fields. By reading this book, not only did I learn about these phenomenal women, but also some fascinating science. Many of these women were told they weren’t smart enough, couldn’t do it, or had some other barrier put in their way (racism, sexism, intellectual theft), but they adapted, persisted and lived their dream. The end holds a collection of good advice for th...

Excellent representation. Learned about scientists I was not familiar with- as well as new facts about ones I was acquainted with. Very well organized and inspirational.

This biography captures the essence of 20 young girls who knew up to be scientists. Each of the 20 women are given quiet a profile for the reader to enjoy. We get information such as childhood influences, their personal accomplishments, a fact about themselves, along with a picture of them. We are given the chance to learn about so many new women in this story.

This book is about 20 women scientists. Each one gets about 5 pages of their early background and highlights their achievements. Accompanying each biography is a warm and touching illustration. The book is chock full of information. There is also a glossary of terms and source material at the back of the book, making this like a mini encyclopedia. This would be great as a home resource for kids projects or research papers.

Born Curious shares the stories of 20 extraordinary scientists! ⁣⁣At the end of each biography, the author lists their achievement, a quote, and a fascinating fact. If I still had my 5th graders, I would use this to model how to write information about significant people. We know sometimes their facts are super basic, these sure aren’t! ⁣⁣The short but sweet bios make you want to do more research on these ladies. ⁣

In this perfect book for curious girls (and curious boys! and curious adults!), Martha Freeman shares twenty biographical sketches of a diverse array of female scientists, each one driven by a passionate desire to know more about the marvels of the universe. Freeman is a spell-binding storyteller who captivates readers with engaging anecdotes about the childhood experiences that shaped each of her subjects and also manages to explain their achievements in a clear and accessible way. I have to co...

Awesome book! about 4 pages plus picture, and summary box, for each woman. Glossary in back. Nice mix of women, some I know, but most I don't, or not well.

For all the diversity on the cover, I hoped for more women of color highlighted in the twenty women. Still, a great resource and collection of women!

Quite a book for anyone who wants to read about female scientists! I learned about several I didn't know before. There are 20 scientists featured and each one received about three pages of a mini-biography, a beautifully illustrated portrait, and facts. It is a bit too advanced for most of my elementary students but I hope it appeals to anyone who is thinking about a STEAM job or just needs to be inspired.

While geared to the STEM-curious 9 to 12 year-old reader, this +60 year-old reader found much to love and learn from this colorful well researched collection of mini biographies. Nearly all of these scientists and mathematicians were unknown to me. I found their discoveries fascinating. The author has done a great job humanizing their personalities drawing from their childhood experiences.

Are you always asking why? So were the 20 women profiled in this book. They just never stopped asking questions even after they grew up. Born Curious provides a short biography on 20 women who were influential in the various scientific fields or mathematicians. Many of the women profiled have won the highest honor in their respective fields, either the Noble Prize or the Fields Medal. Each biography is about 3 pages long includes a photo of the woman being profiled and ends with a summary of her...

All of the women covered are amazing and I was pleased that there wasn't a huge overlap with other collections. I was also pretty impressed with the range of sciences covered. It could have been a little less white and American/Western European-centric. I'm glad there was a glossary and bibliography, but I wish there'd been a pronunciation guide for some of the terms.

Born Curious: 20 Girls Who Grew Up to Be Awesome Scientists is a middle grade picture book anthology of mini-biographies written by Martha Freeman and illustrated by Katy Wu. It is a collection of twenty tributes of influential women in the field of science.For the most part, this anthology is written and constructed rather well. Listed in chronological order, these twenty mini-biographies have a written text of four to five pages long with a beautifully rendered full-page portrait. At the end o...

I thought this book is a great one for encouraging girls to explore careers that explore areas of study in which already holds interest and curiosity. By the telling the story of woman who have excelled in areas of science and math, even in the face of daunting obstacles, this book provides definite inspiration for girls today to pursue dreams, push past obstacles, and find work they find fulfilling, fun, and meaningful.

Great stories for girls who are interested in science!

I was gratified to see that I was already familiar with just two of the twenty women featured in this collective biography. So kudos for not choosing the same old, same old. Each woman received a full-page portrait, followed by three pages of biography, ending with a box containing what her achievement was, a quote and a fun fact. While I found each woman's life interesting, I found it curious that each starts in the present tense during a pivotal childhood moment and then switches to the past t...

I read this book to fulfill the biography requirement for my 40-book-challenge. This book explores the lives of 20 young girls who grew up to be awesome scientists. It's a great read for kids with engaging pictures and language. It could be very inspiring for young girls who are excited about STEM. Overall, it was a great read.

Born Curious is an inspiring story about twenty female scientist who come from many different backgrounds and answered questions to make our world a better place. It doesn't matter how you grew up, if you are curious you can achieve your goal. I found this book on NSTA.org. I would recommend this book for middle school students. I think students could talk about something they would be interested in and are curious about. Then students can create a project out of it.